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from the nations capital. to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. as we come on the air, congress tonight is demanding access to the classified materials found at the homes of both presidents biden and trump, asking is there a national security threat? plus, this just in-- the national archives asking former presidents to do a search. also tonight, a cbs news exclusive, sick veteran and toxic burn pits. the new outreach from the v.a. that co...

cbss robert costa with new reporting. new details tonight in the search for a motive in the monterey park shooting. plus, have you tried "buy now, pay later" for online shopping? its popular, but its also pushing many people into debt. well tell you why. our "eye on america," we talk to an army veteran who believes he got cancer from burn pits. tonight, our exclusive with the v.a. secretary on the new cash and health benefits for veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. and, netflix ...

>> good morning to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 1st. john berman is off and john avalon is here with us this morning. >> good morning. >> great to you have. we begin with major news just n cnn reporting that nancy pelosi will be visiting taiwan after all despite chinas stern warnings for her not to go. this comes from u.s. and taiwanese sources. its not clear which day pelosi will be visiting as her asia trip gets under way here. we previously reported...

help ves rans sickened by toxic burn pits. >> im used to the lies. not used to the cruelty. >> can the bill pass this week? veterans secretary denis mcdonough will be here. with some world leaders falling short, will it be too late? ill ask the new australian prime minister, anthony albanese, about his ambitious plan in his exclusive first u.s. interview ahead. hello. im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if political tides may be turning. president...

on complicated comprehensive negotiations before. >> and some laughs but also tough questions. president biden sat down with jimmy kimmel. he was met with hard questions and why he wont do more on guns, on abortion access and climate change. the most high stakes, the january 6th committee restarts the public presentation of the facts on prime time. they gathered evidence. tonight a first glimpse at the work, including previously unseen video testimony that includes trump campaign off...

the only one that is truly sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harms way and care for them and their families when they return home, and when they dont. its an obligation that unites americans, brings us together, make sure the women and men who were willing to lay down their lives for us in the very best to return. i want to acknowledge we are making progress in key areas, like bipartisan legislation advancing in co...

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Affairs. >> were engaged in the largest outreach effort in the history of v.a., because we want to make sure that vets know what is available to them. >> odonnell: the pact act takes the burden of proof off veterans, automatically linking asthma, 12 cancers, and other illnesses to burn pit exposure. eligible veterans can receive up to $4,000 a month. cbs news has learned, so far, nearly 260,000 claims have been filed, and more than 66,000 benefits issued. >> weve got a long way to go, and we won...

Accusations. thats whats 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. were 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...

Not to mention veterans all over the country, including ones im sure youve heard about from in pennsylvania, upset about this. this delay has a real impact. i want you to take a listen from danielle robinson this morning, her husband sergeant first class heath robinson, who the bill is named after, he died of lung cancer due to burn pit exposure. >> veteran who actually took his life because of the delay. he was denied from the va and he lost his private health insurance. he would qualify under ...