later this evening cbs will bring you a benefit concert with all-star lineup, bon jovi, gary clark jr., machine gun kelly and others. dana jacobson sat down with bacon for a preview of the show. >> reporter: no matter your background, who you are, music can bring us all together. >> absolutely. it is the soundtrack of our lives, lifts us up, makes us feel things. ♪ it's time to hit the stage >> reporter: kevin bacon's affinity to music is well-documented, with his brother as bacon brothers. >> we're here tonight to play on. >> reporter: to supporting musical fundraisers like play on. >> one of the things excited about this show is to see the musicians, release they show to come out and play together. >> reporter: first meant to be a response to the coronavirus crisis, but as the fight for social justice became intertwined, it expanded. >> the intersection of hunger and social justice and covid is very apparent. >> also benefits why hunger. >> why hunger was already on board, able to bring in naacp legal defense and education fund, two fantastic organizations. >> reporter: like the phi

rise today to elebrate a florida 15th resident, retired colonel, gary clark. gary wore his uniform proudly and defended our way of life. soviet tnam to the invasion of afghanistan to desert storm, gary's leadership director nder and played a key role in our force policies. despite this distinguished career, gary was just getting started. national board of directors of the military vice rs association, as chair of the florida veterans oundation, chairs the polk county veterans' council, serves james hailey v.a. hospital board, among others. n a personal level, he's also aided my office and those of my two predecessors with the ilitary service academy's nomination process. he's got deep -- his deep helped and knowledge has students throughout the years to country.dly serve our just this past september, gary to entere eighth class the florida veterans hall of famer. who americans like gary have sacrificed their time, their talents, and their treasures for both this nation their neighbors. when i see an american flag i proudof gary, and i am so to call him my frien

"play on: celebrating the power of music to make change" features bon jovi, gary clark jr. star power continues behind the scenes. among the co-executive producers, ll cool j, anthony mason and kevin bacon. i had a chance to sit down with kevin bacon to find out the details behind the concert. no matter your background, who you are, music is something that can bring us all together. >> absolutely. you know, it is a sound track of our lives. it lifts us up, makes us feel things. ♪ >> reporter: kevin bacon's affinity for music is well documented from performing alongsidide his brorother michas the babacon broththers for t th 25 years. >> i'm kevin bacocon. we're here tonight too play on. >> reporter: to supporting musical fundraisers like "play on." >> one of the things that's really exciting about this show is to see these musicians, the release that they feel when they actually get a chance to come out and play togethther. >> repeporter: thehe shohow was meant toto be a respoponse to t coronavivirus crisisis. ♪ but t as the fight for social justice became intertwined it exp

jodi bennet, carolyn shu dp a, john clark, jerry feldman, creighton green, osca, gary le lad, maggie mcnamara cooper, john quirk, if i own that tomlin, and last but not least, elizabeth king. again, this f.y. 21 national dense authorization act conference report is a culmination of months of hard work. it is a good bill. i would say in fact it is one of the best bills that we have passed in many, many years. and it will provide for our national security, our men and women in uniform, and their families. i urge my colleagues to support it and, mr. president, i would yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: let me first of all say my colleague from -- the ranking member of the armed services committee, senator reed, is just -- he's absolutely right. i think about the people that he was praising, the staff people. it's ve