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September 11, 2001, more than 7,000 u.s. service members have died in military operations. during that same time period, about four times as many, more than 30,000 active duty service members and veterans have died by suicide. in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's margaret brennan introduces us to a veteran raising money to honor the dead and support the living. >> you've got fans. i know. >> reporter: after four combat tours in afghanistan, retired army colonel chris kolenda wanted to honor his fellow soldiers. so you went from not riding a bicycle in 20 years to riding 1700 miles. >> i said t...

To russia before the invasion. >> i think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly. >> reporter: but president biden accused putin of playing with fire on a level not seen since the cuban missile crisis 60 years ago this month. >> he, in fact, cannot continue with impunity to talk about the use of a tactical nuclear weapon, as if that's a rational thing to do. the mistakes get made. and the miscalculation could occur. no one can be sure what happened, and it could end in armageddon. >> reporter: russia is arguably at its weakest point in the war, low on troops, it has impleme...

Bloody war potentially entering a new phase. this man says a bomb blew a 30 foot hole in his backyard. >> how did you survive? >> translator: i don't know, he says. >> reporter: russian state tv bluntly warning viewers we should not be expecting good news, and airing this video of draftees training before heading to ukraine. but around half of the soldiers conscripted in a region of the far east now being sent home after being deemed unfit, according to a russian official. the leader of chechnya releasing this footage claim to go show his teenage sons, including his 14-year-old preparing for w...

It was probably a quick call. the president has an opportunity to say already said the and they make is over. we can live these vaccine mandates now. why are these exemptions working? there is a lawsuit now. they are suing because the coast guard is virtually refused every exemption. >> brian: pete hegseth joins us earlier. >> congratulations, you are out. by the way, he is a representative of thousands of troops over the last couple of years and months who have been told the exact same thing. thank you for your five, ten, 15 years, multiple combat tours, all the expertise we train you on. bec...

19 in new york. it's this solid swing district, the republican was favored to win, but, in fact, the democrat pat ryan won, roughly 3,000 votes ahead. is that a bellwether? that's how democrats see it today. they think this was about roe versus wade, is it a bellwether or is there something partipart particularly appealing about pat ryan who was a west point grad. he served two combat tours in iraq. he then went into the private sector, had a successful run. or was he just a great candidate? >> i would say that new york 19 does not erase all of the challenges democrats face in the midterm hist...