. >> reporter: since terry strada's husband was killed in the world trade center attacks, she has raised their three children on her own and fought to bring saudi arabia to court. >> this might close a chapter to the pain that we have been suffering, but i really fight this fight because i'm raising children in a post-9/11 world. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: strada and other families of those killed on september 11th can sue saudi arabia, who they suspect may 15 of the 16 hijackers were saudi-born. but obama is concerned that it will be against u.s. troops and diplomats and businesses. on cnn, president obama said congress is wrong. >> sometimes, you have to do what is hard and, frankly, i wish congress here had done what is hard. i didn't expect it because voting -- if you're perceived as voting against 9/11 families right before an election, not for people to take. but it would have been the right thing to do. >> reporter: for terry strada, she feels it is the right vote for her and her children. >> i'm going to tell them that the truth will prevail, that accountability will com

but it would have been the right thing to do. >> reporter: for terry strada, she feels it is the right vote for her and her children. >> i'm going to tell them that the truth will prevail, that accountability will come for us and justice will be served. >> reporter: the white house called this the most embarrassing thing that the senate has done in decades, and senate leaders are already trying to amend the law they linking senior saudi officials to the attacks. margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. >>> it was nearly a year ago that two louisiana marshals fired 18 bullets into an suv, killing a 6-year-old boy. for the first time, police released body cam video of the incident. the marshals had been chasing christopher few after he had an argument with a girlfriend. few is able to walk away, but his young son was struck five times in the head and chest. one of the officers said few tried to ram his vehicle, but police say that was a lie. the officers are being tried separately. >>> police in el cajon, california say a man shot dead by police was holding an electronic cigarette de

but it would have been the right thing to do. >> reporter: for terry strada, she feels it is the right vote for her and her children. >> i'm going to tell them that the truth will accountability will come for us, and justice will be served. >> reporter: the white house called this the most embarrassing thing the senate has done in decades and tonight, senate leaders are already trying to amend the bill they just passed. scott, the c.i.a. says there's no evidence linking senior saudi officials to the attacks. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the white house for us this evening. margaret, thank you. president obama is sending help iraqi and kurdish forces retake the northern city of mosul from isis. the operation is expected later this fall. after withdrawing nearly all u.s. troops from crosswalk iraq in 2011, the president began building them back up in 2014. the deployment, announced today, will bring the total above 5,000. today, secretary of state john kerry warned russia to stop the carnage in the syrian city of aleppo, or the u.s. will s working with moscow to end the civil war there

. >> terry strada, god speed. thank you for being here. let me now turn to the lawyers f i might. carter, i want to begin with you. i want to put on the screen a small portion of the letter that was signed by judge mu cay si and others of very impressive credentials. it said this, there has never been any credible evidence that has pointed to the involvement of saudi arabia in the tragedy of 9/11. is that true or false? and please explain. >> well, it's not true. i think my initial reaction is if it were, the saudis would have nothing to worry about and wouldn't be fighting this legislation so fervently. the fact of the matter as terry said is there's a compelling body of evidence that elements of the saudi government were deeply involved in providing funding and other support for al qaeda during the decade leading up to the september 11th attacks and agents of the saudi government both here and abroad provided direct assistance to the hijackers. multiple members of the 9/11 commission have said as much. john layman, tim roamer, bob kerry all of whom served on the commission come

. >> for terry strada she feels it is the right vote for her and her children. >> i am going to tell them that the truth will prevail. that accountability will come for us. and justice will be served. >> reporter: the white house called this the most embarrassing thing the senate has done in decades. and to night senate leaders are already trying to amend the bill they just passed. evidence linking senior saudi officials to the attacks. >> margaret brennan at the white house for us this evening. thank you. >>> president obama is sending another 615 american troops to help iraqi and kurdish forces retake the northern city of mosul from isis. the operation is expected later this fall. after withdrawing nearly all u.s. troops from iraq in 2011, the president began building them back up in the deployment announced today will bring the total above 5,000. >>> near san diego, another fatal police shooting is raising questions about how officers are trained to deal with mental illness. here is mireya villarreal. >> why? why? why? why? >> moments after the shooting, cell phone video shows alf

. >> for terry strada she feels it is the right vote for her and her children. >> i am going to tell them that the truth will prevail. that accountability will come for us. lled this the most e house embarrassing thing the senate has done in decades. and tonight, senate leaders are already trying to amend the bill they just passed. >>> another school shooting. this one in south carolina. the sheriff's department says a teenager walked into the townville elementary school and started firing. two children and one adult were wounded. jericka duncan has the story. >> reporter: a teacher made the initial call saying there was a gunman on campus. most students were on recess when the shooting occurred. then, over 300 students and >> 1:45 this afternoon. got a call of an active shooter. deputies were on the scene within seven minutes. and i believe we did have the -- the shooter in custody before 2:00. a rapid response. and we were able to contain the subject. >> two students shot were 6 years old. >> one of the students was shot in the leg. the other in the foot. the teacher in the shoulde

terry strada lost her husband tom in these attacks on the world trade center. ou were reminding me when last we chatted knowing full well the president vowed to veto the legislation, that it would be a big mistake. why? >> because he would be protecting the people that were behind the 9/11 attacks. >> he says he would be protecting american interests. >> and i don't see that at all. this argument about the diplomats, well, they are covered under the vienna convention. so chasta is not under this at all. they are not covered under that. it is a big to go after the sponsors of terrorism. that's what we are trying to do. you have to have evidence to get into a courtroom. that's what we have, evidence. and we were in the courtroom with it, but the court's keep misinterpreting the law and keep dismissing the saudis on sovereign immunity. no entity, no country, no person is entitled to immunity if they involved in a terrorist attack. >> can't a sovereign attack be interpreted differently? isn't the president saying that american interests would be compromised, not onl

joining us now, new york congressman peter king who sponsored the bill and terry strada along with herost their husband and father tom strada on 9/11. thank you all so much for being here. let's start with you, congressman. >> yeah. >> the house passed it unanimously, and the senate passed it unanimously. every single one of our representatives is in favor of this. >> right. >> and the president's going to stop it? why? >> there's pressure from the saudis saudis. this bill was so finely drawn, terry was at every step of the way. >> unravel things meaning what our relationship with saudi arabia? >> they feel saudi arabia is cooperating with us in certain areas. we don't want to antagonize. listen they cooperate sometimes. sometimes they don't. we have to send a signal that they have to cooperate all the time because there's strong evidence this is what may have happened on 9/11. if they have nothing to worry about, don't worry about the lawsuit. as far as the president threatening to veto it donald trump came out and said he supported the legislation. it's important for hillary clinton,

. >> reporter: terry strada has been trying to get the bill passed for years. her husband, tom, killed just three days after the birth of their son. >> i've been teaching my children that their father, his lesson in life was do the right thing. and this is doing the right thing. >> reporter: all but 4 of the 19 hijackers were citizens of saudi arabia. but in 2004, the 9/11 commission found no evidence that the s government as an institution, or senior saudi officials individually, funded the attacks. still, some lawmakers are skeptical, including new york senator chuck schumer who co-sponsored the bill. >> if the saudis were not involved, they have nothing to fear from the legislation. but if the saudi government was involved, they should pay the price. >> reporter: saudi arabia has spent more than $5 million lobbying against the bill, which would change a 40-year law that limits american lawsuits against up against bipartisan pressure, the white house insists the bill could undercut sovereign immunity protections and open up american troops and diplomats to a

terry strada is the chairwoman for 9/11 families and survivors united for justice against terrorism quoteda today. calling the override vote a tremendous test of our democracy. she said do we have a democracy or to saudi arabia onerous? -- own us? what do you think? we lost ted. we will take you now to testimony taking place on capitol hill. wells fargo ceo is testifying about unauthorized customer accounts. this hearing is taking place before the house financial services committee. we will take you there now and we will see you back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on the washington journal.

. >> reporter: 15 years after tom strada was killed in the north tower, this was the moment his wife, terry, had been waiting for. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: congress tonight allowing families of those killed on 9/11 to sue saudi arabia. for any role in the attack. >> now, i can go home and tell my children, you know, good wins over evil. good wins over bad. and that the fight was worth it. >> reporter: it is a humiliating blow to the president, who staunchly opposed the bill. congress, for the first time, overriding his veto. the white house says it could now put americans abroad and the u.s. government at risk of lawsuits, too. >> it's a dangerous precedent and it's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard. >> reporter: and earlier today, the white house called the override the single most embarrassing thing the senate has done in decades, which did not go over well with lawmakers here or the 9/11 families. david? >> mary bruce on capitol hill tonight. mary, thank you. >>> and also this evening, we have learned that president obama himself will attend the funeral of

. >>> 15 years after tom strada was killed in the north tower, this is the moment his wife, terry, had waiting for. >> the bill passed. >> reporter: the bill allowing families of 9/11 to sue saudi arabia for any roll in the attack. >> now i can go home, tell my children, good wins over evil. good wins over bad, and the fight was worth it. >> reporter: it is a humiliating blow to the president who staunchly opposed to bill. congress, for the first time, overriding his veto. the white house says it could now put americans abroad and the u.s. government at risk of lawsuits too. >> it's a dangerous precedent, and it's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard. >> reporter: and earlier, the white house called the override the single most embarrassing thing the senate has done in decades which did not go over well with lawmakers here or the 9/11 families. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >>> president obama is leading the u.s. delegation to israel for the funeral of shimon peres tomorrow. flags will be flown at half-staffed to honor the leader who died yesterday at 93. his bo