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Cbs's 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? it's popular, but it's also pushing many people into debt. we'll 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 password crackdown. when you'll have to stop sharing your log-in with friends and family. this is the "cbs...

Affairs. >> we're 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. >> o'donnell: 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. >> we've got a long way to go, and we won't rest here in this building until we've reached every one of those vets, made >> o'donnell: mya...

The change here is that now, veterans who are not enrolled in v.a. medical care are also eligible. in addition to that, all veds, whether you're in or out of that health care will have no fee. so no co-pays, no fees associated with. and what this will provide them is a free ambulance ride if necessary, no fees for that, 30 years of inpatient care, so suicidal crisis care, at a hospital, and then up to 90 days additional, for outpatient care. so again, this can be at both a v.a. facility, or a private facility, the v.a. will cover this. we have a statement from secretary of the v.a. dennis mcdo...

About this are very confident and optimistic that they're right about that, that this will actually save lives. one of the things that the v.a. found when they have been trying for years to address this crisis of suicide among veterans is that a number of veterans who did need care were hesitant to do it, the barrier being the cost. they were worried about the ambulance ride, they were worried about the prescription drugs, about the care at a hospital, and the hope is that with this new policy, that will break down that barrier. >> courtney kube, great reporting, glad too have you on the show ...

You can only hope to contain it - in freshly baked bread. try subway's tastiest menu upgrade yet. exclusive nbc news reporting, starting tuesday, every u.s. military veteran who finds themselves in a suicidal crisis will be eligible for free emergency care. not just at v.a. facilities. private ones, too. our team learning exclusively the new policy will be announced by the v.a. today, a big step toward fighting a suicide crisis among former service members. in 020 alone, the most recent numbers we have, more than 6,000 veterans died by suicide, an average of 17 a day. courtney kube joins us ...