cbs news correspondent jan crawford has her story. it was great love affair.hat's all i know to say about it. it was everything. >> reporter: edy windsor met the aspiring in manhattan in the 1960s. they spent 40 years together waiting for the right to marry. >> we didn't have the magic of the word. of the marriage. >> you had the happily ever after but you hadn't had the marriage? >> yes. >> reporter: spyer was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in 2007 with her health rapidly deteriorating, the couple decided to marry legally in canada. two years later she died leaving her estate to windsor. but the federal government said windsor owed more than $360,000 in inheritance taxes because under federal law she was not considered married. >> if her name had been theo, okay, i would have paid no tax. >> reporter: windsor took it up with the courts. in june of 2013, she wouldn't. the supreme court struck down the core of defensive of marriage act giving same sex couples the same federal benef benefits as straight couples. >> children born today had grow up in world wi

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here is jan crawford. >> start at 0800. on the campus for highly ained, marines.e elite students. >> this is rough. >> they're guide for the week is joshua buck, former army sniper and drill sergeant now drilling a different kind of lesson. >> teach three things. and, critical reading. critical writing. and, adjusting to the change. that's what we call. taking the uniform off. washing the camo paint off. >> for the past two summers, e u ck h the wasarrior scholar p orn helping veterans move from the battlefield to the classroom. >> these men and women are not trained for college. that's where we come in. boot camp. >> a former navy seal, and a program executive director. >> what gives them that is myrrh siev -- immersive experience. been through that they're confident. >> may sound strange. experienced veterans would need a confidence boost. as the the former corpsman points out. being a student is different than uniform. >> man of us are in the military. that was a big chung chunk of o. we lose that part. >> the program encourages, like this 21-year-old, consider

jan crawford is on capitol hill where lawmakers plan to investigate this program. porter: well, good morning. civil forfeiture was meant to help law enforcement go after drug cartels where tyinging up money could be difficult. they're going to look into cases where property is being seized from innocent people and some of those property owners aric taing their cases to court. in 2015, rancho girardeau cerano. he snapped a picture, drawing the attention of agents who pulled him out of his truck and started searching his vehicle. >> the next thing i know, one of the agents says, we got him. he shows me a magazine with five bullets in it. i have a conceal and carry license. >> was there a gun? >> no. >> they said they would be seizing his new ford pickup acushion him of transports munitions of war across the u.s. border. the seizure was authorize thad empowers them to take money or property suspected of being linked the a crime even without a conviction. agencies use the money or auction off the item and keep the proceeds. their proceeds increased. in 26 states where r

jan crawford reflects on the first year. the morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. more than 8,000 walk through every day. that's more than twice the number they have expected. it's been an overwhelming response to a place that confronts painful issues people really don't want to talk about and celebrates triumphs. nearly one year ago the ringing bell signified the museum's opening. >> it's an act of patriotism to understand where we've been. >> reporter: with presidents from both parties and luminaires from power men and entertainment. >> i realize it's a clarion call to remember. >> i have to be honest. two weeks before i was terrified. >> was it more i built the how are they going to react. >> was it right to start with slavery and eventually get up to the promised land of music or film and then my wife said it's too late now. >> reporter: more than a dozen failing votes in funding and then controversy ore building it. >> people don't like to talk about race in this country. >> i think it's been difficult because i

jan crawford is with us. she spoke to her in 2013. >> reporter: her case marked history. when i talked to her back in 2013 we discussed her case, her love for her late wife, and her legacy. >> it was a great love affair. that's all i know to say about it. it was everything. >> reporter: edy spent her in the 1960s. they spejts 40 years together, waiting for the right to marry. >> we didn't have the managic of the word. >> right. >> of the marriage. you had the but not the marriage. >> right. >> the couple decided to marry legally in canada. two years later speier died leaving her estate to windsor, but the federal government said windsor owed more than $360,000 in inheritance taxes because under federal law she was not considered married. windsor took it up with the courts and in 2013 she won. the supreme court struck down the core of the defensive marriage act giving same sex couples the same federal benefits as straight couples. >> children born today will grow up in a world without doma, and those same children who happen to be gay will be free to love and get married.

jan crawford spoke with the museum's director to reflect on the first year. long the national mall. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie. so, you know, more than 8,000 people walk through these doors every day. that's more than twice the number every day that visit -- that organizers actually expected. i mean it has been an overwhelming response to a place that really confronts the painful issues that people don't really want to talk about, and celebrates the triumphs. nearly one year ago a ringing bell signalled the museum's official opening. >> it is an act of patriotism to understand where we've been. >> reporter: with presidents from both parties -- >> this museum tells the truth. >> reporter: and luminaries from politics and entertainment. historian lonnie bunch laid out his hope for the new museum he helped create. >> i realize it is a clarion call to remember. i have to be honest, two weeks before opening, i was terrified. >> reporter: was it more than, you know, i built it, now are they going to come or how will they react? >> we

jan crawford spoke with her in 2013. >> reporter: her case really marked a turning point paving the wayor same-sex marriage. when i talked to her in 2013, we discussed her case, her love for her late wife, and her legacy. >> it was a great love affair. that's all i know to say about it. it was everything. >> reporter: edie windsor met her in the 1960s. they spent 40 years together, waiting for the right to marry. >> we didn't have the magic of the word. >> of the marriage. you had the happily ever after but you hadn't had the marriage. >> reporter: spyer was diagnosed wa multiple sclerosis. in 2007 with her health rapidly deteriorating, the couple decided to marry legally in canada. two years later spyer died leaving her estate to windsor. but the federal government said windsor owed over $360,000 in inheritance taxes because under federal law she was not considered marriage. >> if thea's name had been theo, i would have paid no tax. >> reporter: so windsor took it up with the courts. in june of 2013, she won. the supreme court struck down the core of the defense of marriage act, giving