jon stewart, this wasn't his first visit to washington.de or more supporting 9/11 first responders and veterans, he's wearing a uso hat the entire time he's here. and what you watched, i hope k street was paying attention, because they snatched a massive legislative victory from the jaws of defeat. it flipped half of the republican opposition in a matter of days, a master class of using the bully pulpit, if you will. because what he did is he watched how things were unfolding. you saw republicans that supported this bill initially, enthen shifted to op to decision claiming a budgetary gimmick, that they were not strict enough on the spending, but they coincided with the manchin dealing with being struck, so you saw this full blitz from jon stewart saying this isly dick the louse, it's unacceptable to the promise to veterans. howard: right. he knew the issues inside out. and it passed, so i ask you, since the senate has passed this bill 84-14 in june before the flip, the media kicked it around, but was this a really dumb blunder? >> it was

jon stewart joins us now.inder here, how many veterans have been exposed to this kind of toxic exposure and need this help. >> so, this is 3.5 million veterans that fought in iraq and afghanistan in the burn pits, but the pact act also includes veterans all the way back to vietnam, that's how bad we are at treating toxic exposure wounds for the men and women who fight for this country. there are literally vietnam veterans who are appealing to the government for help for their exposure to agent orange. this bill helps millions of veterans who are in dire need. >> look, senate republicans voted for this just a month ago, now voted against it, put that aside for a second, the reason they're saying now, they say they want this spending to be discretionary spending not mandatory spending. that's washington speak saying it has to be voted on every year, are you okay with them getting a vote on that amendment? would you still favor this bill even if that amendment passed? >> sure, vote on -- absolutely. absolutely vo

you play the comments from jon stewart.one thing my heart sort of skipped a beat is when he said "i hope we learn a lesson." i hope we learn the lesson from vietnam and we did not. we did not learn the lesson in persian gulf. we have veterans still fighting for presumption of service-connected benefits to their persian gulf illnesses. now we have iraq and afghanistan veterans fighting. it seems like this is generational. just like the wars are generational come the fact that government has not learned his lesson, has not taken responsibility for the harm that put these veterans, the service members and their families in, it continues for yet another generation. juan: that is precisely the question i wanted to ask in terms of the comparisons between the fights over agent orange and during the gulf war come the first gulf war, chronic fatigue syndrome that ldiers were complaining about and there -- what has happened with the battles around those issues? >> they are still fighting. slowly but surely they getting recognition. a

among those most outraged was comedian and veterans advocate and jon stewart and jon stewart who hostsproblem with jon stewart" on apple tv joins me now. welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you very much, chuck. appreciate it. >> let me start, you were so blind sided by this, i believe, correct me if i'm wrong, you were organizing essentially a thank you press conference, saying this is what we needed to explain why this bill was so important, and all of a sudden this happened. walk me through that shock and tell me whether you feel any better about this bill being passed today. >> well, it was devastating. i mean, the bill passed the house in march. 256-174. right? got sent to the senate. there were some changes that needed to be made. there were some legitimate concerns about implementation, how the va could handle the new influx of patients, the specialized care they need, so the senate veterans affairs committee went to work on the bill. and they approved it. they cut about $40 billion of spending out of it, made it more accountable, more direct. then it went to the senate floor,

on that's jon stewart, the famous jon stewart. mentaliee a homeless patient. he's shrieking and disheveled and veryki short, really short.t too short to date. was he always sure what happened? was he been the last seven years? if u yous know, let us know. we want answers. p so nancy pelosi showed up in taiwan the other day. the world's great flash pointnd to make things a lot worse. 's and she g did one thing she's good at china's military just fired multiple missiles near taiwan.le that's according to the defense ministryco of taiwan and chinese state media trying to saying the missiles actually flew overl taiwan. chinese military expert told state mediad tonight, quote, we will hit the targets under the observation of us egis combat system, whichch means the chinese military has solved the difficulties of hittingar long range targets on the water. that's not good for taiwan. wasn't pelosi supposed to make things better? she seems to make things much, much worse because at the same t time that china has decided to align with russia to challenge the preeminenc

what's really the most interesting part of it is not the policy debate, but jon stewart himself, totally unrecognizable. he looks demented. judge for yourself. here it is. >> you're a troll. >> why is jon -- >> i'm not even against you guys. >> that's the famous jon stewart in looks like a homeless mental patient, shrieking and disheveled, and very short. really short. too short to date. was he always that short? what happened? where's he been the last seven years? if you know, let us know. we want answers. >> tucker: so nancy pelosi showed up in taiwan the other day, the world's great flashpoint to make things a lot worse, and she did. that's one thing she's good at. china's military just fired multiple missiles near taiwan, according to the defense ministry of taiwan. chinese military expert told state media tonight, quote, we will hit the targets under the observation, which means the chinese military has solved the difficulties of hitting long-range targets on the water. that's not good for taiwan. wasn't pelosi supposed to make things better? she's made things much worse. at the sam

after days of protesting from comedian jon stewart and dozens of veterans' groups, the senate vote onl to expand benefits to warriors with toxic exposure from burn pits. primary day across america. voters in five states go to the polls tonight. what we might learn about the elections this november and the ones in 2024. plus, kansas becomes the first state to vote on the future of abortion rights. confronting a liar... >> i wanted to tell you to your face, my son existed. >> reporter: the mom of a sandy hook victim addresses conspiracy theorist alex jones. they picked the wrong guy to mess with. robbers with an ar-15-style rifle target a liquor store, whose 80-year-old owner greets them with a shotgun. and finally, an n.b.a. champion on and off the court. what this former l.a. laker is doing to raise money for the children of ukraine. >> this is ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dickerson: good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm john dickerson in for norah. tonight, u.s.-china tensions increase after house sp

jon stewart has become a fearless advocate for these veterans. the capitol demanding lawmakers pass this legislation, and i just spoke to him last hour. jon, there's another potential vote day on the act. what do you see standing in the way of this getting done at this point? >> we don't really know. to be honest with you, we really don't know what was standing in the way of it just passing after 84-14, so for the 25 republicans that flipped their vote, we never really got a very clear answer on exactly what it was between june 16th and the 84-14 vote and the supposedly, purely procedural vote that failed in july. so, it's very hard for us to discern what the difference would be now, but you know, these folks have been living out here since that gut punch. that was on thursday. i would ask congress, the next time you're going to screw over veterans, do it in october. i feel like the crispness in the air would make it so that these people don't look like pancake batter while they're waiting for congress to do the right thing. >> there's never a go

many gathered along with jon stewart at the white house today. >>> and america strong. last night, it was the hug on the field. tonight, it's the grandfather and the ball field. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with former president trump under oath. six hours of questioning from the new york attorney general and her team. the former president invoking the fifth today. all part of the new york attorney general's civil investigation into the trump family business. we are learning new details from inside that room tonight. the first images this morning, the former president as he left trump tower. a short time after arriving at the attorney general's office in lower manhattan, his office releasing a statement declaring his intent in this deposition, saying he had no choicebut to invoke the fifth, after long criticizing people who have invoked the fifth before. the former president pointing to the fbi search of his home at mar-a-lago 48 hours ago, quote, wiping out any uncertainty, he said. again, these inv

veterans, surviving families, surviving family members, advocates like jon stewart.i want to thank you again. i wanted to hang out on the capitol steps but the secret service would not let me do it. [laughter] what you have done matters and you know it does -- you should know. it really, really matters. you refuse to let people forget and we owe you big, man. we owe you big. [applause] all the rest of you, you never gave up the fight. you never quit. you did not stop, no matter what you were told. think about how distant this looked five years ago, seven years ago. i want to thank senators. if you are in a foxhole, and you want someone with you, you want chester with you. [applause] also, john boseman, representatives, all the other members of congress who helped with this bill. i would like you to stand. all the members of congress, please stand. [applause] you know, we learned a horrible lesson in vietnam, in which many of you fought. after vietnam, the harmful effects of exposure to agent orange can manifest itself in veterans, leaving too many veterans unable to

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today she introduced comedian jon stewart at the rally. ing with lawmakers to do the right thing. >> let's spend $6 trillion on a war but not buy incinerators to burn everything that comes from that war. let's make sure that their health and their safety is as little protected as possible. >> joining me now is rosy torez. she's the executive director and co-founder of burn pits 360. and samantha turner, a disabled veteran and proud graduate of the military academy at west point who served as an officer in kuwait as operation new dawn. so welcome to you both. thank you for what you're doing out there. tell us about your husband leroy. >> thank you for having us. my husband is captain leroy torez. served in the u.s. army. he was deployed where they operated one of the largest open air burn pits. they were burning everything from body parts to unused form pseudocalls and as a result of that, he's been diagnosed with constrictive bronx liets, toxic brain injury, auto immune issues. he was forced to resign from his job as a result of war injury

jon stewart is speaking about against senate republicans that block legislation that gives health care to veterans exposed to burn pits in iraq and afghanistan. the bill failed on a procedural vote that required the support of 60 senators. that is what he had to say on a news conference in capitol hill. >> america's heroes who fall in our wars outside sweating with oxygen, battling >> well, ain't this a [expletive]. ain't this a [expletive]. they don't have to see it. they don't have to understand that these are human beings. do you get it yet? these aren't heroes. these are men and women, mothers and fathers. sisters and brothers. that we just let stand outside in the heat when they can't breathe. i am going to read you something, this is beautiful. i will read you something beautiful. i said a curse word, and i am sorry. that was my fault. let me say something beautiful. this is a tweet from senator rick scott of florida from yesterday. it's beautiful. i am sorry about the cursing. let me say something beautiful to make it up to you -- i was honored to join the u.s.o. today and make

veterans, surviving families and surviving family members and advocates like rosie torres and jon stewart jon, i want to thank you again. i wanted to come up and hang out in the capitol steps and the secret service said i would be a pain in the neck. at least we did a little video on there, but what you've done, jon, matters and you know it does. you should know. it really, really matters. your refusal to let anybody forget, you refused to let anyone forget and we owe you big, man. we owe you big. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> all the rest of you, you never gave up the fight. you never quit. you never stopped no matter what you were told. think about it. think about how distant this looked five years ago, seven years ago. i also want to thank senators tester and jerry morgan. by the way, if you're in a fox hole and you want someone with you, you want tester in that hole with you. where are you, john? is john here? [ applause ] the only problem is john may try to bring his combine in the fox hole with you. john bozman and kristen gillibrand and tacano and all of the other members of congres

had we not had john thiele and jon stewart on board, we would not be here today.ve that. and they have been with us through the whole journey and we're just grateful for them because they helped us help 3.5 million of america's veterans. so we want the medal of freedom for both of them. >> rosie torres, this is a big day, an important day. i know it will be an emotional day. thank you so much for your time. i really appreciate you joining us. >> thank you so much. >> and we want to remind everyone that veterans can apply for the benefits by going to va.com/pact. >> she is afo force. i would want rosie in my corner on any fight and i'm sure she'll be successful in arguing for them to get a medal of freedom. a remarkable woman. >> you can see why that this legislation finally got done. she clearly is a real force. so it was a real privilege to talk to her. >> you're going to see the signing live, everyone, here, in less than an hour. it will be a very meaningful day for so many veterans and their families. >>> still ahead, in albuquerque, a major development overnig

actually, the best thing was for the democrats, i hate to say, was jon stewart.nd one lesson to both that awoke democrats and conservative republicans is don't pick a fight with comedian like jon stewart or bill moore or david chappelle, they will win. they are quicker than us politicians. i think right now the only guy on the offense was the governor of florida desantis and, yet, trump will not let him share any spotlight. >> speaking of trump. i can't let the show go without -- i mean, it's -- this ad i think is going to be remarkable regardless of what happens to liz cheney and that is this. dick cheney direct a camera rebuke of donald trump. take a look. >> in our nation's 246-year history there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. he tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. he is a coward. a real man wouldn't lie to his supporters. >> susan, this feels like a declaration more than it feels like some sort of ad campaign for a house ra

s that what jon stewart and the veterans have been conducting a sit-in at the capitol now for days on. it seemed like all systems were go. there was a wrench thrown into this thing last week when about two dozen republicans said, wait a minute, we're not so sure we're going to support this. it looks like it's back on track. this is a significant moment and it suggests some kind of agreement. talk to us about what you know. >> reporter: that's right. just a few seconds ago, pat toomey, the republican from pennsylvania who has really been leading the opposition in blocking the pact act from moving forward, tweeted that he has offered a path forward to majority leader chuck schumer. three amendments at the higher 60-vote threshold. earlier this week he was insisting on a lower simple majority for some of his amendments. he wants greater controls on the spending, so it looks like according to toomey, he is going to be getting a vote on that amendment. democrats have said, look, the money will be spent on these veteran who is have been exposed to things like burn pits, raw sewage on these

executive producer jon stewart! that is a well-deserved standing ovation. ( cheers and applause ) as jon's friend, i know how uncomfortable he is getting praised, but, also as jon's friend, i truly enjoy how uncomfortable he is getting praised. too bad, buddy. if jon were here, he'd say that this isn't about him, that the real heroes are the men and women who served their country. and he's right. but also, he's not here, so... congratulations, jon! you did it. i want you -- ( cheers and applause ) he's going to hate this. he's going to hate this. i want you to go out tonight and treat yourself to something nice. might i suggest a slightly cleaner gray t-shirt. we've got a great show for you tonight! my guests are white house press secretary karine jean-pierre, and "she-hulk's" tatiana maslany. but when we come back, i join the cast of one of my favorite television shows. "severance"! seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. it do

as we told you, jon stewart, comedian and activist was there last week with veterans, to celebrate what they thought they were doing, celebrating passage of the bill. instead, it was blocked. it failed to advance to a vote, 55-42, falling short of the 60 votes needed. 20 republicans opposed it. senate majority leader chuck schumer on the floor yesterday, saying he is bringing the bill back. >> in the past few days, the capitol has been the site of something we shouldn't see in this country, dozens of veterans protesting through the night, demanding that the senate take action under health care benefits. they are there right now as we speak. no veteran who would sacrifice for our country should ever have to resort to spending the night on the capitol steps to secure their benefits. but sadly, in this case, they have. it is unfortunate that republican colleagues choose to block the passage of this bill last week, even though this is exactly what legislation many of them supported in june, with one small technical fix. in the coming days we will give senate republicans another chance to do

but jon stewart, he's unfazed. take a listen. >> you can attack me all you want.er would just take out his $400 billion, it's not in there. here's the beautiful thing. i don't give a shit. i'm not scared of you and i don't care. these are the people that i owe a debt of gratitude to. we all owe a debt of gratitude to. and it's about time we start paying it off. >> reporter: just as a reminder, this bill would expand health care access for military veterans who were exposed to burn pits. those were commonly used in iraq and afghanistan up until about 2010 to burn hazardous materials but can have short-term and long-term health consequences, so lawmakers are trying to expand the health care access for those people. chuck schumer says he plans to bring up the bill for a vote sometime this week and he's going to offer two amendments, votes to republicans, in hopes of resolving this issue. but despite all of this last-minute drama, we are expecting the bill to pass, especially as the pressure continues to mount on republicans with each day that passes, victor. >> melan

veterans have been protesting outside the capitol along with comedian and veterans activist jon stewartsupport the legislation. last night veterans at the capitol described what this bill's passing meant to them. >> relief. believe it or not sadness. there's a lot of veterans who couldn't come because they're not with us anymore. so we did it for them. we did it for their families. >> joining us now nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. how did the final vote come together? >> it came together, jose, just in the nick of time if you talk to these veterans and advocates who had been outside the capitol, in some cases sleeping on the steps in protest to try to keep the focus on this bill. it was so important to these veterans it get passed and they thought they were going to see passage of this last week. that was before 25 republicans flipped their support previously they had seen overwhelming bipartisan support on the last version of this bill, not much had changed in terms of the substance, but nevertheless, a hold up at the end of last week that spurred these protests over th

what comedian/actor/filmmaker outspoken advocate and host of the warrior game opening ceremony jon stewart come in, first year, not confident. still don't feel whole. don't really know their place. don't know people come in and take them under their wing, and bring them along. next year they come -- by the third year, they're that person, bringing somebody along. >> reporter: it's an amazing process. >> it saves lives. >> reporter: here's something else jon stewart shared with us. it's really important. you have to remember, this is a community that is driven by high performance, connected to service, adrenaline and a mission. and that was taken away from them. but with adaptive rehabilitation, so many service members are now able to value themselves again. guys? >> what a competition and event. we are so grateful for the service that they've given. and to you, as well, stephanie ramos, and the service you've given to this country. >> major ramos. >> as always. >>> we'll be right back with our "play of the day." ♪ ♪ ♪♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪♪ is dad posting a farewell to his favo

by that, he means jon stewart who said bring it on. >> you can tack me all you want.ou control me online and you can tell me -- if schumer would take out his 1400 billion and it's not in there. here is the thing. i don't give a shit. these with the people i owe a debt of gratitude took and we all do and it's about time we start paying it off. >> specifics aside those veterans are impralve to jon stewart because he does use his celebrity and his platform to sometime kick the door for people who shouldn't need someone like him to get attention. the question is can they work there out? is the delay, in part, because maybe schumer and the republicans will have a conversation what do we need to give you the vote you want? and we move on. >> time will tell and that time is not on republican side. every day the veterans are camped occupy on the steps of the capitol, it becomes frankly, more and more embarrassing for the republicans in the senate. they always seem to find religion on fiscal responsibility i think at the most interesting times. i think that as this goes on, it

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thank god for jon stewart. [ cheers and applause did you guys see this?jones is currently being sued for defamation, and yesterday in court, he was on the stand when he learned that his attorneys accidentally sent years of his texts and emails to the rival lawyers [ cheers ] which proved that he had lied under oath [ audience oohs even rudy giuliani was like, "what the hell kind of idiot lawyer did you hire? [ laughter ] yep, there's so much crazy stuff going on right now, and we're living through some tense times. but we finally got some good news on an issue everyone has been worried about check this out >> klondike now says it could bring back the beloved choco taco in the coming years [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: that's right president biden is getting some things done. that's right [ laughter ] the choco taco could return in the coming years apparently, you cannot rush the artisanal process of folding an ice cream cone in half [ laughter ] some entertainment news. tomorrow, netflix is debuting a big new series called "the sand

toomey defending his vote and slamming the bill's advocate, jon stewart. >> this is the oldest trickroup of americans, and it could be children with an illness, it could be victims of crime t could be veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, craft a bill to address their problems, and then sneak in something completely unrelated that they know could never pass on its own, and dare republicans to do anything about it because they know they'll unleash their allies in the media and maybe a pseudo-celebrity to make up accusations. that's what's happening here. >> joining me now is tom porter, executive vice president of government affairs for iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. he suffers from side effects of burn pit exposure from his tour in afghanistan. we're also joined by former marine corps officer mindy beyer, her best friend and fellow marine, kate hendrix thomas, died from breast cancer due to burn pit exposure. up, i wonder if you can speak first about this. just tell us a little bit -- tell us a little bit, mindy, about your reaction to what you're hearing from

bret: that was comedian activist jon stewart busing senate republicans friday for blocking a bill thatld offer help for veterans impacted by burn pits. it is time now for our sunday group at white house reporter for the wall street journal, catherine lucy. guy benson of townhall.com fox news radio, former state department spokesperson marie and fox news correspondent gillian turner. this is an awful issue this vern pitt issue. putting in context it's legislatively in the weeds it started with the mistake on how it was written. and politically now there's more to it. >> politically it's eight fire iron here this is not just been years in that making it has been decades in the making. veteran advocacy organizations have been lobbying the u.s. government about this literally for multiple decades now. we arrived at this point blocking final pastors of the bill pretty could look to pat toomey he said that's nothing to do with not wanting to support these veterans. it has no democrats thinking and $40 billion in extra unrelated spending. so where you stand on this issue politically right now

has finally passed jeremy mentioned it the so-called pack act with the help of some people like jon stewart. that's the measure that provides millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic substances from the burn pits with expanded access to health care and benefits, this time with plenty of help from jon stewart and veterans groups the measure passed, ur86-11. the measure now goes to president biden's desk for his signature. and i am quite sure he will sign it. >>> when we come back, we'll have more on primary night election coverage. just ahead, we have a big night. stick around. ov ahead, we have . stick around turns out, some wishes do come true. they'll never know. and it turns out the general is a quality insurance company that's been saving people money for nearly 60 years. for a great low rate, and nearly 60 years of quality coverage- go with the general. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insuranceverage- through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the thr

jose. >> ali vitali live with jon stewart. appreciate both of you being on with us this morning.iscussion on the latest on these burn pit is matt zeller, a former cia analyst and former combat vet. matt, when you're hearing jon explain to ali what is going on, it just seems like it's one sentence being taken out, and then, oh, we can't do mondays, let's do tuesdays. matt, you've been out there, outside the capitol with federal vets. what's going on? >> simply put, we're getting a raw deal. we have been politicized yet again. veterans shouldn't have to be in this position. i have been on here on and off since friday night pulling shifts of around 36-plus hours each time. there were 3.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits during our service. we've come home from asthmas, with cancers. when we go to private doctors, they have no idea how to treat it because they're not specialists in these diseases. when we finally find the treatments, it turns out they're not covered by the va and people often have to mortgage their home to get the health care that they were provided. we're out h

this has happened all over the country, so with the veterans, with that passion of jon stewart, we basicallye and with jon. and one by one by one, we're scoring victories here. and they're victories for the american people. we got that chips act done to finally make semiconductor chips in america. that's a huge gain. we have the inflation act about to pass with senator schumer and senator manchin. $200 billion in reduction, finally, in addition to making sure we do manage about greenhouse gases with 20% reduction by 2030 finally taking on the pharmaceutical companies, finally taking on the nra. this isn't just rhetoric in campaign ads we're moving this country forward. this isn't just something we can overnight it was hard work while getting pummeled by extremists time and time again. i love working across the aisle. i have friends that are republicans but as just pointed out we are in the mainstream and people are with us. and that's what you saw in kansas last night. that's what you saw in kansas. >> i can't agree with you more, senator klobuchar. i want to ask you about the reconciliation

comedian and advocate jon stewart praised veterans who fought for the measure. >> i'm not sure i've ever seen a situation where people who have already given so much had to fiht so hard to get so little. >> the legislation will expand benefits for more than three million veterans. >>> a defamation case against conspiracy theorist alex jones continues today. he's being sued for $150 million after calling the 2012 sandy hook elementary school massacre a hoax. 20 children and six adults were killed. a jury will decide how much he must pay the parents of one young victim. yesterday they testified that jones' lies made their lives a living hell. janet shamlian has more. >> reporter: emotional testimony from neil heslin. he's the father of 6-year-old jesse lewis, killed at sandy hook elementary in 2012. >> when you lose a child, you're losing part of yourself. those feelings don't go away. >> reporter: heslin and jesse's mom are suing conspiracy theorist alex jones. jones on his infowars program told his audience of millions that the massacre was hoax, calling the victims and their families cr

>> reporter: this comes after days of pressure from advocates including jon stewart. the senate tonight taking up a bill that would expand health care access. advocates were confident this bill would pass last week given an earlier version passed the senate in bipartisan fashion in june, but then 25 republicans flipped their support. >> what would you say to these folks about how long they took >> it shouldn't have taken this long we never should have to do this to begin with, but here we are >> reporter: stewart telling me before the vote that veterans kept waiting after days sent protesting and even sleeping outside the capitol pressuring lawmakers. all of them huddled together tonight inside the senate chamber to watch this historic vote happen. lester >> all right, alli vitally, thank you. >>> the latest test of donald trump's influence or not on whether voters will back his candidates and some falsehoods in key races vaughn hilliard reports now from arizona. >> reporter: today's primaries in three key states could give a strong indication of what direction republ

jon stewart said he hoped everyone had learned a lesson from the controversial delay >> i'm not sure i've ever seen a situation where people who have already given so much had to fight so hard to get so little >> more than 3.5 million post-9/11 veterans are at increased risk of cancer and respiratory illness after being exposed to the burn pits >>> officials revealing new details about the cia drone strike that took out the leader of al qaeda over the weekend chris pollone has the latest >> reporter: newly-released video shows smoke rising above a kabul neighborhood around the time a missile strike killed the leader of al qaeda a senior official says a cia drone fired two missiles at ayman al zawahiri as he stood on a balcony. >> not just for mr. zawahiri and al qaeda, but anybody else who would think next time about harboring terrorists that could threaten the homeland. >> reporter: the administration touts the strike as proof the president's chaotic withdrawal of afghanistan was the right move >> he said we would continue to be able to target and take out terrorists on the ground >

that was the point that jon stewart _ term limits anywhere.ments have to wait a that maybe it gets passed before they go, because clearly this was a political stunt, but what do you make of that? it doesn't cover dc in glory, doesn't? it you make of that? it doesn't cover dc in glory, doesn't?— dc in glory, doesn't? it certainly doesn't. when _ dc in glory, doesn't? it certainly doesn't. when republican - dc in glory, doesn't? it certainly l doesn't. when republican senator told me _ doesn't. when republican senator told me over the weekend that was a pr disaster— told me over the weekend that was a pr disaster for them, and that is exactly— pr disaster for them, and that is exactly what it has turned out to be because _ exactly what it has turned out to be because everybody is sympathetic to the sick _ because everybody is sympathetic to the sick veterans. i mean, if you are going — the sick veterans. i mean, if you are going to— the sick veterans. i mean, if you are going to pick something to have an argument over, that wouldn't be it. an ar

activists and comedian jon stewart along with veterans were at the u.s.apitol again yesterday to hold lawmakers' seats to the fire. we will get your take on the debate over this legislation. republicans 202-748-8001. , 202-748-8000. for democrats. independents, your line is 202-748-8002. active and retired military, we want to hear your opinion,, too,. 202-748-8003. you can also text us at that number, just include your name, city and state. or send a tweet at the handle @cspanwj. good morning to you all. start dialing in, texting us and posting. . we will get your thoughts in just a. minute on this legislation. it is. called "the honoring our pact act." it adds 23 burn pit and toxic exposure related conditions to the v.a.'s list of presumptions, and it expands presumptions related to agent orange exposure to the vietnam war. it strengthens and improves the is resources for training for exposed veterans, and there is additional money set aside to bolster v.a.'s claims processing and health care facilities. we want to know what you think about this debate

the final vote came after days of protests by veterans groups, their families and even comedian jon stewart outside of the capital. the $280 billion package will provide expanded healthcare veterans for veterans exposed to burn pits in iraq and afghanistan. this heads to president biden's desk for his signature. >>> our investigative unit highlighted this issue telling the stories of some of the bay area veterans affected. we uncovered how the department of veterans affairs denied 80% of disability claims related to burn pits. now those vets suffering long- term health effects should be getting help soon. >>> nancy pelosi is in taiwan tonight, a trip that is heightened tensions between the u.s. and china. pelosi met with the president and other dignitaries today. she is the first speaker of the house to visit taiwan since 97. china is promising serious consequences for that visit. despite taiwan's stance that it is independent, china considers taiwan it's territory. pelosi argued that america cannot stand by as the chinese communist party continues to threaten taiwan and democracy itself. >

comedian in veterans advocate jon stewart has this message for senators. >> you voted yes, june 16th. 84 to 14. what changed in the bill that caused you to change your vote? >> the senate hopes to take another vote on the bill by the end of the week reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> ahead, people are doing what they can to cut costs on just about everything the stores people are turning to for everyday essentials, wnba star brittney griner returns to court in russia after the country reportedly rejected a prisoner swap for her freedom. for years, california's non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. while helping every tribe in california. so who's attacking prop 27? wealthy casino tribes who want all the money for themselves support small tribes, address homelessness. vote yes on 27. >> house speaker nancy pelosi is expected to visit taiwan as part of her tour of asia. de

after days of protesting from comedian jon stewart and dozens of veterans groups, the senate votes onsure from burn pits. >>> primary day across america. voters in five states go to the polls tonight. what we might learn about the elections this november and the ones in 2024. >>> plus kansas becomes the first state to vote on the future of abortion rights. >>> confronting a liar. >> i wanted to tell you to your face, my son existed. >> reporter: the mom of a sandy hook victim addresses conspiracy theorist alex jones. >>> they picked the wrong guy to mess with. robbers with an ar-15 style rifle target a liquor store, whose 80-year-old owner greets them with a shotgun. >>> and finally, an nba champion on and off the court. what this former l.a. laker is doing to raise money for the children of ukraine. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm john dickerson in for norah. tonight u.s./china tensions increase after house speaker nancy pelosi's arrival in taiwan. the highest ranking american official in 25 years to visit the self-r

comedian jon stewart joined approval that will expand health care and benefits for millions of veteranssurprising remark about president biden's political future. a top democrat, new york congresswoman carolyn maloney, told a debate audience last night that she does not think biden will run for re-election. >> ms. maloney. >> i don't believe he's running for re-election. >> biden has said he does plan to run again in 2024. >>> we turn now to the defamation case against radio host and conspiracy theorist alex jones. parents of children killed in the sandy hook elementary school massacre in connecticut are describing in detail how his false claims about the shooting have made their lives a nightmare. >> i was blessed with 6 1/2 years. >> reporter: emotional testimony from neil heslin, the father of 6-year-old jesse lewis, who was killed in the massacre at sandy hook elementary in connecticut in 2012. >> i cherish those days, those years. >> reporter: heslin and jesse's mother, scarlett lewis, are one of several families that have already successfully sued "infowars" host alex jones for de

after days of protesting from comedian jon stewart and dozens of veterans' groups, the senate vote on expand benefits to warriors with toxic exposure from burn pit