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The los angeles rams got the hollywood ending they wanted at the super bowl and today they held the first championship victory parade in l.a. since 2014. the pandemic forced the l.a. lakers and dodgers to cancel parades in 2020. quarterback matthew stafford, super bowl m.v.p.cooper kupp, and aaron donald and the rest of the team celebrated in a sea of rams blue and yellow. all right, still ahead on tonight's cbs news, the investigation the investigation following a fiery explosion of a truck carrying thousands of gallons of dallas. and a victory for the family of bob saget. and why avocados wi...

Contaminated drinking water at the sandy hook military base. how many doctors have blamed your cancer on the contaminated water at camp lejeune? >> seven. >> reporter: with letters from the country's leading cancer specialists, kotnour filed a v.a. claim connecting his cancers to his time at camp lejeune. >> it instantly got denied. >> reporter: based on your experience, is the v.a. system working? >> no, not at all. it's completely failing veterans. >> reporter: mike wishnie runs the veterans legal services clinic at yale law school. his students filed a lawsuits in 2016, seeking more informa...

>> the saying is deny, deny, deny, until they die. >> reporter: the v.a. dedmied kotnour's claim on the basis their subject matter expert was more persuasive. >> they don't want to step upd n d it's not about the oly.>> 18 mohs hg hear, you know, before-- in my lifetime. but there are no guarantees. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, the v.a. says it's committed to the processing of all claims to ensure priority veterans are served as timely and accurately as possible. they told us the doctor in mark's case has appropriate credentials and also received four hours of additional training t...

America's school children? bob saget's family sues. why a judge says releasing his death records would cause saget's loved ones irreparable harm. cbs news investigation: the broken v.a. system for veterans exposed to contaminated drinking water. team u.s.a. goes for the gold. the excitement as the women's hockey team faces off against canada. explosion lights up the new york sky. why a tanker with 9,000 gallons of fuel went up in flames. holy guacamole-- why the price of avocados could skyrocket. and showcasing african american history, one stitch at a time. >> this is the "cbs evening news" w...

Since january, norah. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi, thank you. let's turn now to a cbs news investigation. military families have long complained about illnesseses after they were exposed to water contacontaminated with carnogenc chemicals at camp lejeune military base in sandy hook. to make matters worse, veterans trying to get help are describing a broken v.a. system. here's cbs' catherine herridge. >> i was a very healthy man until 67 years old. >> reporter: a lifelongavator, marine corps veteran mark kotnour thought he would be working on his plane and taking to the skies during retirement. b...