on friday, matias ferreira graduates from the police academy.passed all of the physical requirements. the 28 road starts this upcoming week. >> today, the war hero word testosterone pretty easily. i wouldn't call myself a euro. a lot of friends did make it back home. i speak to their families, that the hero, someone who gave up everything they have for others. back to me is really the definition of hero. for me, i'm just an ordinary guy who was given a second chance at life and able to get back to the community and get back to those who helped me really. reporter: matias ferreira says his wife tiffany and 2-year-old daughter are what keep them going. he moved to the u.s. when he was six years old and wanted to serve since then. his colleagues were so inspired by him, they made in class president. >> he not only pass the academy with flying colors, but he was the leader for this recruit class during this process. those characteristics allowed him to achieve those successes are exactly the characteristics we want in our police officers. >> just tw

. >> pelley: and steve hartman on graduation day, no one stood taller than officer matias ferreira. >> i got chills to hear the pipe bands and the feeling just going through your body. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the repeal of obamacare has failed. done in by a fractured republican party. facing certain defeat, the speaker of the house pulled the bill that would have begun to replace president obama's affordable care act of 2010. there were more than enough republicans to pass the measure, but the president, who said that he could negotiate better than any politician, was not able to muster enough of them. last night mr. trump miscalculated, issuing a c.e.o.'s ultimate um. he told republicans if they didn't pass his bill today, they could forget the whole thing, he'd leave obamacare in place. it is, at least for now. chip reid begins our coverage. >> i've been saying for the last year and a half that the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode. >> reporter: the president tried to put a positive spin on the failure to pass the

giving up was never an option <matias ferreira / suffolk police recruit: " i don't think you should everup on your dreams because of an injury you're born with or sustained later in life. i think if you want something bad enough you'll eventually you're get it. i want to be one of the guys who continues to work hard for the ones who weren't able to make it."lt. steven rohde suffolk police department: "every time we said is there anything else you need the answer was always i'm ok sir i don't need anything.">(pam) ferreira says, if there is any lesson to be learned here, it's -- decide what you want to do with your life and don't let anything get in your way. (grant) it's a canadian man's last name... but the d-m-v found it to be too offensive to put it on a personalized licensed plate. lorne grabher bought the plate 25 years ago as a present for his father's 65th birthday.. but in december the man received a letter saying the plate was being cancelled because one person complained. the d-m-v says some people interpreted "grabher" as misogynistic and promoting violence against women-- so

. >> reporter: matias ferreira was just a young marine in afghanistan in 2011 when his world turned upside-downtlefield, he stepped on an ied, instantly losing both of his legs. >> i didn't know if i could continue to live a normal life. >> reporter: those questions compelling him to take even more steps forward. each step leading him to this. tonight, he becomes the first double amputee in the country to become a police officer. what kept you going? >> i think it's my wife, my daughter, family, friends, the academy staff and recruit class. it's hard to fail when someone is pushing you the whole way. >> reporter: right there today, his wife and little girl. every time his name was called out, there was this roar. >> yeah. very proud of him, happy for him, and excited. this is his dream. >> reporter: tonight, matias showing us nothing can stop a hero. gio benitez, abc news. >> thanks so much for watching this week. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. for david and all of us here, good night. >>> live in san francisco, this storm may be winding down but part of your weekend wil

. >> reporter: 28-year-old matias ferreira used to be a marine, served in afghanistan.epped on an ied and lost both legs from the knee down. it was a nightmare. this the end of a childhood dream. he emigrated to america from uruguay at the age of 6. not long after, he saw a marine in dress blues and decided that's what i'm going to be when i grow up. his plan was to be a marine for life, until he lost his legs and had to come one a new plan to serve. >> i started looking into the police department seeing if they would take me with the situation with prosthetics. i spent numerous hours googling police officers with prosthetics and i couldn't find anything. >> reporter: that's because nobody had done it. >> i'm kind of going in blind, i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: as best anyone could tell, there had never been a double amputee police officer. but he applied like everyone else. really the only special accommodation he wanted was that he not get any special accommodations. >> i feel like somebody helped me, i wouldn't have wanted it. it wouldn't have be

. >> reporter: 28-year-old matias ferreira used to be a marine, and in 2011, he stepped on an ied andnee down. it was a nightmare. he emigrated to america from uruguay at the age of 6. not long after, he saw a marine in dress blues and decided that's what i want to be. his dream was to be a marine for life until he lost his legs. >> i started looking into the police department seeing if they would take me. i spent numerous hours googling police officers with prosthetics and i couldn't find anything. i'm going in blind, i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: as best anyone could tell, there had never been a double amputee police officer. but he applied like everyone else. really the only special accommodation he wanted was that he not get any special accommodations. >> i feel like somebody helped me, it wouldn't have been fair to me or the police officers behind me. >> reporter: so he went through the exact same training. some in the department were curious if we health trying to apprehend a suspect, could he get up? so that answered that. today, he not only graduated, he gr