with the sort of craziness of war, you can lose control and start killing people when you shouldn't be. or-- or you may be ordered to torture. you know, there's a story of a mormon woman, very religious, who was in the military and she was at abu ghraib. and one of the ways they-- they tortured muslim men was that it was-- one of the greatest humiliations was to be naked in front of a strange woman, a non-muslim woman or a stranger, so they put her down in the tank and they stripped the men naked with blindfolds on and then she would be standing there and they'd take the blindfolds off so that they would be humiliated. she was so devastated by having to do that that she killed herself. (smith) while moral injury is as old as war itself, it is a new field of study. some believe it is tied to the high rate of suicide in military veterans. i think the moral injury itself is an indication of a person's humanity. that, for me,

so devastated by something they'd done to violate that core sense of love and care for others that they would kill themselves says something about the power of that spirit. um, that it would rather kill the body than give up that core humanity. (smith) those suffering from moral injury may have symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress, such as depression and suicidal thoughts. they may self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. however, the root causes are different. ptsd is fear-based, while moral injury stems from feelings of guilt and shame. a lot of them will say things like, "god will never forgive me for this." um, you know, "i don't know how i actually could do that." "i can't live with myself." "i'm trying to forget."

"i drink every day so i can forget." (smith) there is no clinical diagnosis for moral injury and it cannot be healed with medicine. (brock) for people who are really struggling with a really profound sense that they're not good anymore, saying it's a psychological problem isn't quite enough. treatment can help, but, really, it's a spiritual problem. (smith) according to brock, to rebuild a moral identity, you need to support of the community. religious institutions are in a unique position to help. every religious tradition has someway, maybe not a very good way at this point, but someway to understand and process people who violate their spirit, their core moral conscience. in buddhism, it's called suffering or attachment. you're attached to things in the wrong way. in christianity and judaism, it's usually called sin. so there's some kind of language in which you feeling like you're not a good person anymore,

that's-- that's something faith understands. (smith) in 2009, brock cofounded the soul repair center at brite divinity school in fort worth, texas. in addition to research and public education, the center trains clergy and clinicians on ways to help those suffering with moral injury. it's a matter of drawing them back to, "okay, where was that set of values? "where-- where did that come from? what was it based on? "um, was it real or imagined? "um, is there really good in this world that can be violated? and if it's violated, how do we get to the good?" if the religious leader and also religious community of faith can present themselves and say, "there's nothing that can't be forgiven "by an almighty, forgiving, loving god. "i know you may have trouble believing that now, "but let's hang together "and tell me what you think may be, "might be unforgivable in your situation, "and i'll listen

and we'll talk it through. we'll go through this together." (smith) moral injury is complex and may not present itself immediately. some of the v.a. people are even saying that moral injury is the worse affliction. because it's more like the slow-burn underneath the fires of ptsd. so that little slow-burn can burn a long time. i remember the values we had. um... and they were good values. (smith) michael killam is a vietnam veteran. (killam) you treated someone like you wanted to be treated. you respected everyone. not because you had to, because you wanted to. um... those values that we had, the only way we could get 'em was to give 'em. that's the only way we learned. and-- and, uh, when i came back from vietnam, they were all gone. (smith) drafted at the age of 18,

he was a door gunner with the u.s. army. (killam) i grew up on a working ranch and i was pretty proficient with guns. i didn't like killing. i didn't like that at all. now, on the farm-- i mean, in the ranch, you know, you had to kill animals. i don't know what it is about humans. i really thought i'd crossed some kind of invisible line. (smith) four months into his tour of duty, he was captured and tortured by the vietcong. he escaped three days later and returned to combat. he served two years and three days. when he returned home, he was a different man. (killam) i don't know what it is about war, but my daddy never told me about war. my granddaddy never told me about war. and now i know why. i've never told anybody about war. i think i lost myself. i think myself was gone. i think everything inside me was taken out.

(smith) he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, but it was undiagnosed for much of his life. i was one of the ones who would have flashbacks. and when i experienced a flashback, i was back. i was there. and they always ended the same-- i was in a squad car with the lights on and they put me in jail. and when they did that, it's like i got captured all over again. i was gonna fight. i was gonna... it just built on all that negativity. (smith) in addition to post-traumatic stress, he was also living with moral injury. (killam) i'd catch myself every now and then, something would come to me like a little bit of conscience, you know, and i'd push it way back down again. i wouldn't let it surface. (smith) he self-medicated with heroin and alcohol. (killam) i became such a sociopath that, uh... i didn't care one way or the other what people thought of me. we were all sick just like--

um... nearly every one of us have been divorced at least once or twice. we all isolated. we couldn't go to a walmart. we couldn't go shopping. we didn't like to be around people. (smith) eight years ago, killam finally got treated for his addiction and is in long-term recovery. with the help of the soul repair center, he is hoping to reclaim that part of him that was lost in the war. (killam) i'm a lot different than i was eight years ago. a lot different. in fact, night and day. but, uh, it's slow and it's over time, but i really do believe now what i lost was myself. (smith) today, killam is a program manager for veterans services in tarrant county, texas. (man yells) he hopes his story helps his brothers- and sisters-in-arms. i want these kids to know that

that's gonna alienate you from the human race. um... i've been there, i've done that. and, uh, yeah, it's gonna take a miracle, big deal. i mean, i've seen 'em happen, i've been part of 'em. and, uh, if you do this, you can't help but give back. (announcer)

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and they're hosting free lunch and dinner events to provide you access to the training, the support, and the money you need to start profiting from them. that's right. because you'll be working directly with scott and amie's team, their strategic funding partners have given preapproval for you to use $750,000 of their money to do your deals so you don't have to use any of your own cash or credit. and the number of deals new students are doing is amazing. >> in less than four months' time, i've already been able to do 13 deals. >> unbelievable. now, did you have real-estate experience before this? >> no, i didn't. i didn't have any, other than buying my own house. >> ann marie, let me make sure i have this straight. after attending the free event, you've already done 15 deals in 3 1/2 months? >> yes, i have, and i'm very surprised at myself. >> what have you been able to accomplish so far, mike? >> we've done seven deals in about two months, and it's been great. >> so what would you say to viewers?

attend one of these free events? >> it will change your life. just do it. >> hello, everyone. i'm rachelle mccray. it's my pleasure now to introduce you all to the stars of a&e's number-one real-estate show, "flipping vegas," scott and amie yancey. scott and amie, thank you so much for taking a break from your show to be with us today. >> hey, we're happy to be here. >> we're really excited to be here. >> like millions of other viewers, i love your show, "flipping vegas," on the a&e network. and i'm assuming a big network like a&e wouldn't run so many episodes of your show unless the market was red hot, right? >> exactly. >> so, why is right now such an exciting time to profit from real estate? >> well, when the real-estate market bottomed out, of course there were great opportunities to pick up properties for a fraction of the previous value, but it was challenging to flip them because banks really weren't lending to a majority of the buyers, so even if you had the cash, got an incredible deal on a property, there were really few buyers that could actually get financing that you could sell it to.

>> but now prices are steadily on the rise, and banks are lending more, and people are starting to get back on their feet. >> yeah, definitely. the market is becoming very active again. we're definitely experiencing what is called a recovery. and this has created a whole new wave of real-estate opportunities all over the country. >> we just flipped this house behind us, another one on the same street, and one right around the corner. we are profiting from more deals now than ever before. that's how crazy it is. >> yeah, and we're not talking about just the fix-and-flip type of deals that you see us do on our show. we're talking about quick flips where you're in and out of these deals so fast that you never even lift a hammer or touch a paintbrush. >> wow. that sounds exciting. but many of our viewers may not know the first thing about real estate, so how can they start profiting from these deals? >> well, they just need to come to one of our free events. most of the people that attend our events have never done a real-estate deal in their life, but it's okay. we teach from the ground up how to get started and profit on their very first deal. >> we've also done this long enough to know that people who

are watching may be thinking, "well, that's great. they'll teach me how to do it, but i don't have the money or the credit to be a real-estate investor." >> well, guess what -- neither did i when i got started. i used no cash of my own, no credit of my own, and i made over $2.3 million my first year out on my own as a full-time real-estate investor. >> that's incredible. >> it is incredible. and what's really cool, when i started using scott's strategies, i made $186,000 on my first deal. i went on to make $200,000 on my second deal, all without using any of our own cash or credit. >> now, of course, not every student that comes to our events makes millions their first year. most students just start off with one or two smaller deals while keeping their full-time job, and they build momentum from there. >> so tell us, then, how can the average person watching right now start doing this if they have no investment capital or credit? >> well, the same way we got our start and still do many of our deals today -- by using our money partners. >> we call them our strategic-funding partners.

the money, and we flip them. >> hold on. you're telling me that all of our viewers that come to one of your free events will have the opportunity to work with your funding partners? >> absolutely. >> all of you watching, when you come to one of our free events, our team will show you how to find the best deals in your area, how to do the deals, and you'll learn how to get access to $750,000 of preapproved funding so you can actually start doing deals right now. >> scott and amie and their money partners have already been doing this all over the u.s. with people just like you. in fact, at one of their recent events in another city, students from all over the country gathered to share their success stories, and we sent our reporter, angela scott, there to get a firsthand look at their extraordinary results. >> hey, everyone! i'm angela scott. in addition to my background in news and reporting, i'm also a licensed real-estate agent. and i have to tell you, in all my years in real estate, i have never seen anything quite as

exciting as what's going on right now in these events. by providing people with the knowledge and the money to do deals, scott and amie and their money partners have opened up the real-estate world everyone. people with no real-estate experience who normally would have never had the chance or the money to get into real estate are doing it. >> jeanie, what was the most exciting thing that you discovered when you got to the free event? >> i think the most exciting thing is that there's so many different ways to make money in real estate, and many of them, you don't have to use your own money, and a lot of them, you don't have to do any labor, like in rehabs. >> now, i understand that you're fairly new at this, but i also understand that you have some deals already under your belt? >> yes, i've completed five deals in the first 2 1/2 months. >> that is impressive. warner and ann, you're fairly new to the program, but i understand that you've already had some great accomplishments. can you tell me about that? >> we were able to complete five

>> five deals in nine weeks -- you heard that right. sherry and paul, what motivated you to attend the free event? >> well, we were looking for a way to generate income in our retirement years, and we thought real-estate investing would be an excellent opportunity to do that. >> so how many deals have you done? >> well, we actually did nine deals in nine weeks. >> unbelievable. nine weeks? did you ever think you could have this success in just such a short amount of time? >> things have happened a lot faster than i guess we first envisioned, but we're very pleased about that. >> coming up, i have so many more success stories i want to share with you. but first, here's how to reserve a table for you and a guest to attend one of scott and amie's free lunch or dinner events coming to your area. >> announcer: get ready in your local area for an opportunity to profit from real estate like you've never seen before. the rebounding real-estate market in the u.s. is getting hot, creating a whole new wave

in fact, the average financial gain for a flip recently has been over $45,000. and scott and amie yancey, the stars of a&e's hit tv show "flipping vegas," have identified more than 700 properties in your local area that are primed to be flipped right now for incredible profits. and they're hosting free lunch and dinner events to provide you access to the training, the support, and the money you need to start profiting from them. when you arrive at one of scott and amie's exclusive free events, you'll learn how to access the hottest properties in your area before they're made available to the general public. and because you'll be working directly with scott and amie's team, their strategic funding partners have given preapproval for you to use $750,000 of their money to do your deals so you don't have to use any of your own cash or credit. you'll learn how to quick flip each deal for incredible profits, without you ever

lifting a hammer or touching a paintbrush. and you'll even learn how to use some of your profits to start acquiring cash-flowing rental properties that could provide you with an amazing monthly income. whether you have money you'd like to invest and grow or are starting with none of your own cash or credit like scott and amie did, by attending one of their free lunch or dinner events, you can learn how to start profiting from real estate right now, right in your local area. call now to reserve a table for you and a guest to attend one of scott and amie's free lunch or dinner events being held at several convenient locations in and around your local area. please see the event dates that are listed on your screen. when you call, your operator will provide you with a complete list of available times and locations. make your free reservation right now. and when you attend, you'll even receive a free copy of scott and amie's brand-new book, a free quick-start disc set to help accelerate your success, and a

free digital camera to take photos of your first property, so you can enter them to win scott and amie's "show us your 1st deal" photo challenge. there's no strings attached and no catches. all these gifts are yours, free, just for attending one of scott and amie's free live events. and listen to this. the first 50 people will even receive a free tablet computer. seating is limited, as scott and amie's exclusive live events are typically limited to 100 attendees. so don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. call the toll-free number on your screen and make your free reservation right now. >> you may have never thought about getting involved in real estate. >> or maybe you felt it was ou of your reach because you don't know anything about it or have much to invest. >> but you need to realize -- at our free event, we provide you access to our training and our money partners' funding, which eliminates those barriers. >> listen to how quickly our new students are getting started and

how many deals they are doing. >> so, guido and kat, did you have any real-estate investing experience before you actually attended one of these free events? >> no, none whatsoever. that was a completely new world to us. >> that was a new world. so what have you been able to accomplish so far? >> we have been able to close on two deals within a short two-month time period. >> so, dale and kim, i understand that you had a pretty exciting goal in mind when you came to one of the free events. >> sure did. i was looking to get out of my present job, looking for a change. >> so, looking for a change, how many deals have you done? >> we've done four deals so far. >> four deals so far. tammy, i understand that you're fairly new to this, but you've already had a lot of success. >> yes, we've done eight deals in a little over two months. >> unbelievable. so what would you say has been your favorite part about this opportunity? >> i think, how simple it was, and that i work full-time and i don't have a lot of spare time at all to do this, and i tried it on my own with not much success and spent hours and hours and hours.

and it's been so simple using this program. >> so, what would you say to those viewers at home that are maybe working 40, 50 hours a week, and they say, "i literally don't have an extra hour in my day"? >> check out this program. i don't have an extra hour in my day, and i've done eight deals so far and looking forward to more. >> scott and amie, your free events, they sound incredible. you both have made amazi money doing real-estate deals all around the country, and now, of course, you have the number-one real-estate show on the a&e network, "flipping vegas," and that follows you around as you continue to make money on even more deals. you are very successful, and you're obviously very busy. so i have to ask you -- what inspired you to start hosting these free events? >> well, it was actually a couple things. first of all, we get thousands of e-mails from our viewers, e-mails from people who see our tv show and want us to teach them how to profit from real estate where they live. >> and we would never have enough hours in a day to help everyone individually, so we

started kicking around the idea of doing live events so we could help more people at one time. >> and at the same time, we also knew our funding partners were really happy working with us and were looking to fund even more deals. >> so we came up with the perfect solution. we'd host live events to provide students the training and support they need... >> our funding partners would provide preapproved funding for their deals. >> and everyone wins. >> yes. >> well, by the number of success stories you're creating and the number of deals your students are doing right out of the gates, i'd say your solution is clearly working. this sounds like a win-win situation for everyone. but this is such a unique opportunity, something that i've never seen before. so, do you find that some people might be a little skeptical at first? >> yeah, they can be at first, but it's just because of what they've experienced in the past is all. in fact, at some of our events, we ask everyone, "how many of you have ever seen other real-estate programs that promise that you could make money using no cash or credit of your own?" >> just about everybody in the

if any of them, have actually done a deal. >> yeah, and it's because those other real-estate programs just teach the concepts of how to profit in real estate with none of your own cash or credit. but what we do differently is we give you support and the access to the cash that you actually need to go out there and start doing deals. >> you may be thinking this sounds too good to be true, but here's the facts. our money partners have already funded more than $205 million worth of deals for new students. >> our free events are providing people who never thought they could get involved with real estate with direct access to the training and the money they need to do an amazing amount of deals very quickly. >> so, paul and leona, i understand that you didn't have a lot of money to invest before you came to the free event. >> no, we didn't. >> but that didn't stop you. >> no, it didn't. there was money partners that were available for us to be able to make deals. >> and how long did it take to do your first deal? >> five weeks. >> unbelievable.

>> we've done six. >> six deals -- not having money to invest up front. i mean, that is unbelievable to me. >> so, terry, what was going on in your life before you attended the free event? >> before i went to the free work. i'd lost my job. i think it was two or three months prior to that. and i was looking for something else to do to replace my job. >> so you replaced the job, and what have you been able to accomplish in that time? >> since then, i've, uh... made 13 different deals, all in less than four months' time. >> 13 deals -- 4 months' time -- unbelievable. now, did you have real-estate experience before this? >> no, i didn't. i didn't have any, other than buying my own house. >> well, i have to say, this sounds like an incredible opportunity. you're making me want to come to one of your free events and learn how to start profiting from real estate myself. >> and you should. you'd love it. and here's what's really exciting. flipping is just the beginning of what you learn, because we

some of their profits from flipping to buy and hold rental properties that create monthly cash flow. >> because unlike flips that just pay you once, cash-flow properties can supply you with that long-term monthly income we all want. >> so, bettie, what brought you to the free event? >> well, i was looking for an opportunity to have passive income so that i could retire in a few years. >> and what have you been able to accomplish thus far? >> so far, i've purchased some rental homes and have income on a monthly basis, a positive income. it's been great. >> okay, i have to ask. how many deals have you done? >> i've purchased three homes. >> three homes. and how long did that take? >> about 2, 2 1/2 months from the time i first came to an event. >> 2 1/2 months. i mean, 75 days to have three deals done already. that is incredible. >> it's wonderful.

every month is exciting. >> so, fred, what were you looking to achieve when you attended the free event? >> you know, i was looking for independence -- financial independence. and i come from the corporate world, so i do a lot of traveling overseas, working 7:00 to 7:00. this is my opportunity to really get some independence of my time and financial. >> so let's talk financial. how successful have you been? >> within three months, i purchased three properties that are turning positive cash flow. >> i know there are people sitting right there at home saying, "i am stuck in this corporate world. i want independence just like fred." what would you tell them about the free event? >> i would strongly encourage them to go. it's a great learning experience. real estate is really the way to go. >> you heard it right here. real estate is the way to go. financial freedom and independence. >> announcer: get ready in your local area for an opportunity to profit from real estate like you've never seen before. the rebounding real-estate market in the u.s. is getting hot, creating a whole new wave of real-estate opportunities. in fact, the average financial

gain for a flip recently has been over $45,000. and scott and amie yancey, the stars of a&e's hit tv show "flipping vegas," have identified more than 700 properties in your local area that are primed to be flipped right now for incredible profits. and they're hosting free lunch and dinner events to provide you access to the training, the support, and the money you need to start profiting from them. when you arrive at one of scott and amie's exclusive free events, you'll learn how to access the hottest properties in your area before they're made available to the general public. and because you'll be working directly with scott and amie's team, their strategic funding partners have given preapproval for you to use $750,000 of their money to do your deals so you don't have to use any of your own cash or credit. you'll learn how to quick flip each deal for incredible profits, without you ever lifting a hammer or touching a paintbrush.

some of your profits to start acquiring cash-flowing rental properties that could provide you with an amazing monthly income. whether you have money you'd like to invest and grow or are starting with none of your own cash or credit like scott and amie did, by attending one of their free lunch or dinner events, you can learn how to start profiting from real estate right now, right in your local area. call now to reserve a table for you and a guest to attend one of scott and amie's free lunch or dinner events being held at several convenient locations in and around your local area. please see the event dates that are listed on your screen. when you call, your operator will provide you with a complete list of available times and locations. now. and when you attend, you'll even receive a free copy of scott and amie's brand-new book, a free quick-start disc set to help accelerate your success, and a free digital camera to take photos of your first property,

so you can enter them to win scott and amie's "show us your 1st deal" photo challenge. there's no strings attached and no catches. all these gifts are yours, free, just for attending one of scott and amie's free live events. and listen to this. the first 50 people will even receive a free tablet computer. seating is limited, as scott and amie's exclusive live events are typically limited to 100 attendees. so don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. call the toll-free number on your screen and make your free reservation right now. >> we're getting near the end of this program, so if you haven't already, you need to call in for your free tickets while they're still available. >> we're proud to say that we were recently given a nearly-perfect 5-out-of-5-star rating in a survey of over 38,000 people who have attended our events. >> by providing you access to both the training and the funding to deals, we've created an opportunity that never existed before.

>> it's allowing literally thousands of people to do their first real-estate deals. >> and we want you to come to our free event and become our next success story. >> eva, what were you looking to achieve when you came to the free event? >> well, i'd been working full-time for about 30 years, and i was looking for a way to make and bring income in, but also more than anything, spend time with my family. i have two beautiful daughters, and so i wanted to spend more time with them. >> well, i understand that you are well on your way to doing this. >> i've been very blessed. and two months after the event, i have been able to purchase three properties. and the event -- just being at the event, the energy, the way they teach the material, it makes it so easy to understand and follow, and you just get that confidence. and, so, i went ahead and did it, and i was able to purchase those three properties within two months. >> now, frank, i understand that you came to the free event because you were interested in real estate, and you were also looking to supplement your income and retirement. >> that's quite correct. >> that is great, because i'm sure there are a lot of you at home that would ve to supplement your income.

done? >> so far, i've done nine deals. >> nine deals. when you came to the free event, did you have any experience in real estate? >> nothing other than purchasing our family residence. i saw it as a good investment vehicle. i'm looking to retire. and i was wanting some extra income and also the opportunity to gain financial freedom and spend time doing things i enjoy. >> yeah, that's exciting. now, maryann, i know you're fairly new to this. what have you been able to accomplish so far? >> well, since we've started, in two months, we were able to acquire two deals, and we're working on our third. >> scott and amie, your events are creating such amazing success stories. and i'm sure, by now, all of our viewers are excited to come to one of your free events and start doing this for themselves. so i have to ask you -- are you sure there's enough good property deals available for

everyone to join in and start doing this with you? >> absolutely. at the event, everyone will get a crystal-clear picture of the real-estate market recovery we're experiencing right now and all the opportunities it presents. >> values are on the rise, and the market's getting very active again. there are literally millions of dollars in potential profits out there just waiting for those who want to learn how to go out and get it. >> that's right. the average financial gain for a flip recently has been over $45,000. imagine what flipping just one property right now could do for you and your family. >> and with the preapproved funding we're making available to our students through our money partners, everyone watching right now has an opportunity to use real estate to create profits from basically nothing. none of their own cash or credit is needed, so anyone really can do this. >> and it doesn't require any previous real-estate experience or real-estate license or anything like that? >> no, not at all. >> jim, did you have any prior real-estate investment experience before you attended the free event?

>> i had no prior experience before i attended the event at all. >> no experience -- well, i understand that you have jumped in wholeheartedly. >> yeah, i actually have done four deals in less than two months. >> ann marie, let me make sure i have this straight. after attending the free event, you've already done 15 deals in 3 1/2 months? >> yes, i have, and i'm very surprised at myself. >> what have you been able to accomplish so far, mike? >> we've done seven deals in about two months, and it's been great. >> so what would you say to viewers? why should they come on down and attend one of these free events? >> it will change your life. just do it. >> announcer: get ready in your local area for an opportunity to profit from real estate like you've never seen before. the rebounding real-estate market in the u.s. is getting hot, creating a whole new wave of real-estate opportunities. in fact, the average financial gain for a flip recently has been over $45,000. and scott and amie yancey, the

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the war of words heating up between republican presidential contenders, donald trump and jeb bush. during the last gop debate. president george w. bush credit for keeping the nation safe on his watch. trump criticized that statement pointing out the 9/11 attacks happened with bush in office. trump, said if his immigration time, he says the terrorists would not have been able to get into the country in the first place. jeb bush spoke about this and more on "cbs this morning." >> when many people looked at this campaign before it really began. would be the front-runner. the first vote doesn't take place until february.

people look at the numbers i repeated and say what happened to jeb bush. >> i was one of though that thought i was the front-runner. i know i have to go tell the jeb story. people know me as george's boy, george's brother the they don't know that i was an effective conservative governor that disrupted the old order in florida. and made big changes i tell that story each and every day. it resonates. >> why can't you have more resonance then, this long, two debates from telling the jeb bush story. what's the problem to connect with the voters? >> it's not a problem. we are just starting. the important race is iowa. new hampshire. south carolina. nevada. you go into the super tuesday states. building an organization in all the places the i feel confident where we are right now? >> during the democratic debate. bernie sanders said they're -- the american people are sick of the damne-mails.

trump. he its getting all of at tension in the race. all the candidates are saying, look, we are over here weft have something to say. how are you and your team dealing with the donald trump candidacy. >> i admire the fact that he is politically incorrect. we are too uptight as a nation. and i admire the fact that he doesn't feel embarrassed about his wealth. what else do i admire? let me think. running out of things. he's got a great family. >> is it frustrating? >> ultimately people are going to want to know who is going to sit behind the big desk. who is going to be making decisions tha impact millions of americans. are we going to be safe? are we going to create a climate? >> anything about donald trump that makes you think we would not be safe and worried if he was there? >> i have no clue. that's the point. he hasn't shared his views. when he talks foreign policy. he talks about -- how putin ought to take care of isis. and the week before -- and isis ought to take care of assad. send refugees back to syria to their slaughter. these are serious times. you need a person who has the temperament and the leadership

skills to fix the things that are broken and do it with compassion and conviction. and have the skills to lead. over the long haul that's the lane i will stay in. i believe i will be effective. i don't know about donald trump's view of leadership. he talks about himself the whole time. rather than what he would do. >> governor, i want to ask you a couple policy serious questions. quickly, you talked about being your own man do. you see your brother. george w. bush coming out on the campaign trail with you. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. he has been helpful raising money. giving me advice. last republican to be elected. the one before that. the one guy that i rely on, on, on, you know the ebbing and flowing of politics. it is pretty wild. he has done it. >> let me talk to you about afghanistan. that's the front page of the papers today. president obama leaves office in 15 months. saying the draw down will be left to his successor. you have said that obama is short changing our military commander. be specific. how many american troops would

you leave in the ground in afghanistan. >> take the recommendation of the, the general that was responsible for it. who is now the chairman of the joint chiefs. 10,000 troops. 9,800 troops. the proper place to be. without a time line. the minute you create a time line. you are also, your opponents, enemies are organizing for waiting you out. i think that's the proper thing to do. >> insurance company says the valley wildfire in northern california last month did $1.5 billion in damage. it destroyed more than 1,200 homes. four people were killed. four firefighters injured. eight firefighters from middletown lost their own homes. here's carter evans. >> i had been seeing burned houses all day. knowing this was mine. and knowing there was nothing i could do. it's surreal. cal fire battalion chief, paul duncan says he took all the proper precautions. >> this was all green. we had done our clearances. >> reporter: when duncan saw smoke in the distance the he left his wife courtney and daughters rose and page. and raced towards the flames.

the valley fire was 25 miles from his home when it suddenly exploded. a wall of flames bearing down on middletown. just six min ufts after the order came to evacuate. >> the houses down the road were already on fire. i texted my dad. i am so scared. where do we go? >> she said there is cars in front of me. that are on fire. fire beside me. fire behind me. i texted him that i loved him. he said i love you too. just in case, anything would have happened. >> i said you know where the road is. you need to drive. step on the gas. drive through the fire. >> reporter: four people died in the valley fire. duncan says fire crews helped save thousand evacuating entire neighborhoods. >> the firefighters are just trying to get people out of the way. life over property. >> reporter: justin was facing flames when he heard middletown was being overrun. the irony of this, yeah.

out on the fire lines. and, your home is on fire. and there is no one to protect it. >> i know. what's the alternative. you know. bring a bunch of resources over here. save my house. and then have people perish down the street? you know that is not an option. >> reporter: eight fire fighters lost their homes. so did 100 students in middletown high school. this is all right that is left of principal bill roderick's house. his wife shawne, a teacher. freshman. >> this was my house for most of my childhood. they were out of town when fire broke out. they frantically called a neighbor hoping to rescue what mattered most. >> whatever you have to do. leave. the fire is in my backyard. i am not going to go without tinker bell. >> the caretaker of our family. >> this, it is memories. it hurts. don't get me wrong. it hurts.

>> it's not just you. a large part of your community. starting over from scratch. >> yep. >> reporter: just two weeks after the fire classes resumed at middletown high. >> let's go, guys. that's the bell. >> rose duncan is a sophomore. >> it was emotional. 2/3 of my friends have lost their homes. going to school is definitely helping me cope through this. knowing our teachers are going through the same thing. students are going through the same things. >> reporter: not every student felt that comfort. >> pretty much the only one out of my friend group that lost their house. they kept messaging me. my house is there. my house is fine the all this stuff. i was like, yea. congratulations. i don't have clothes to go out to the grocery store to get food. only have my pajamas. they're like, oh, i don't have wi-fi. >> reporter: it is a dilemma for a community that welcomes any

but where so much remains to be done. and so many still need aid. >> i don't like getting stuff from other people. i don't like charity. >> it feels very natural for us. and our children. to be on the helping side. being on, on the other side is, is very unusual. very uncomfortable. but, it ultimately will help us get back to where we can help other people again. >> reporter: for now, the duncans are digging through the rubble finding small treasures. >> there we go. >> it's emotional. it's something survived. very little did. most of it was ceramics. piece of your past back. >> reporter: mostly all about looking forward. >> the hills are going to get green again. people are going to rebuild. it will be better than it was before. it will be. >> reporter: even with damage on such a wide scale, the recovery has begun.

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both at the same time. polls show 58% support legalization. some opponents don't like the way the law is written. barry peterson is there. >> how many days do we have >> 21. camp is wrapping up until the days until the vote are counting down. >> reporter: they aim to knock on a million doors between now and the election day. we were able to accelerate this. ian james spent 30 years as a campaign strategist here in ohio. now he is leading the charge to legalize pot. what is it going to say to the country if you win this issue in ohio? >> i think you have got the old saying, so goes ohio so goes the nation. ohio is known as a battleground state. in this election it really as it bout the ground. this ground. one of the fields that would be

marijuana will be grown. but unlike other states, that have legalized pot, a yes vote would amend the constitution to allow only 10 groups of already hand picked investors the exclusive right to grow the state's entire supply of pot. >> this is not the right way to do it. >> reporter: popular two term governor bob taft is one of the amendments most vocal opponents. >> if not a monopoly. it's an oligopoly. ten growing sites that will control the market in the state of 11 million people. so that is an exclusive commercial right. >> reporter: when a taft speaks, ohio listens. for a century the family produced politicians from senators to a president. >> i don't think that the tax benefits outweigh the hazards. risks of going recreational,

flooding our state with edible products that are attractive to our kids. >> this would be butler county grow site. >> woody is bob's distant cousin. this taft find himself on the opposite side of the issue. because woody is within of the investors who will get to grow the pot. >> i'm in this first because i believe in it. that it is right. i'm in it second to make money. >> so far, woody and the other investors have funded $20 million of the $23 million pro-legalization campaign. it doesn't look clean and open to me. it looks like what the other side says. a monopoly. >> look someone is going to step forward and do this. it takes money to got on the ballot. >> no on issue 3. >> reporter: opponents are fighting back with their own amendments on the ballot to ban monopolies. if both of these pass and you're understanding what's next? >> if there is one lawyer alive in the state of ohio there is going to be a lawsuit. >> the responses have been good.

>> reporter: a battle in yet another state to turn a black market into the newest big business. barry peterson. columbus, ohio. the "cbs overnight news"

many think ice hockey is a young man's sport. but for one man, the rink has become a fountain of youth. steve hartman has his story. in northern minnesota it's not uncommon to find a guy in his 90s looking back on his glory days is a a hockey player. but it is uncommon to find a guy still living them. >> you have got to challenge yourself a little bit. i think that's what keeps you going. >> reporter: like his handlebar mustache, mark's hockey days appear never ending. he started playing as a little kid and is still putting on pads and gloves at the unbelievable age of 94. >> just putting all right equipment on is a miracle the he does it. three four times a week.

>> reporter: he is like nothing i have ever seen. just stepping over the boards is like nothing i have ever seen. mark plays in pickup games. every time he comes to the rink he is oldest by a generation. some of the guys could be his great, great grandchildren. yet he keeps right up with them all most as if he is oblivious to his age. >> you ever heard of shuffleboard? >> heard of it. never played it. >> reporter: it would be safer that's for sure. a few months ago he took a hard hit. >> bad collision. fractured two ribs. punctured my lung. >> reporter: can you imagine at 94. doctors told him he would have to sit out at least six weeks. he was back in three. >> i just love the game i guess. >> reporter: and he's good at it too. watch this. that's him with the puck. scoring. how many goals did you skr today? >> should have had more. i only had six.

>> yeah. that's more than anybody else. >> i think so. yeah. >> for the record it was. >> to add insult to injury. not only does mark beat the pants off the whipper snappers. he takes their money too. way back when mark was just 80, the other guys in the group offered to pay his skating fees for life, thinking how much longer could it be? >> it's killing us. killing our budget. >> that was 14 years ago. >> is that true? >> true. >> pretty good deal. >> you love hockey or you are cheap? >> you would ask that, wouldn't you? [ laughter ] >> no, i so enjoy what i am doing. >> reporter: and he has no plans to stop. in fact, he suggested we come back to watch him play again. at 100. >> yeah, got to think that way, don't you? >> it's on my calendar. steve hartman on the road. in duluth, minnesota. that's the "cbs overnight news" for this sunday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for "the morning

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