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Director of mission roll call, also a marine corps combat veteran. cole, thanks very much. i want to start out by saying what does your organization do and what does it need? >> well, mission roll call is a national advocacy organization that really empowers veterans across the country to have a direct voice in policy under consideration by congress, the v.a., the white house. and we do this by polling them, text and e-mail polls, and we feed that the information direct to the policymakers. so it's an instantaneous kind of feedback loop. our number one priority is suicide prevention because th...

Spurred this. however, i think it's really important to note that this came today on the same day that afghanistan is banning all women from attending universities. the state department spokesperson said the irony isn't lost on the biden administration, that they're doing this goodwill gesture, but they're also banning women from attending universities. called that indefensible, and said there will be consequences for the taliban. brianna? >> all right, cnn's kylie atwood, thank you so much for that. i too want to take a moment to remember our beloved colleague drew driven who passed away this...

>> what did you continue to push the lie that 2020 election was stolen? >> it is not a lie. >> you have no proofs. we've looked at all of the facts. >> his stories had a real world impact. >> they don't release the number of drivers who are accused of sexual assault to cnn decided to count up ourselves. >> after they questions ubers about a string of sexual assaults by drivers, the company made safety changes to the app and revised its policies. >> excellent reporting, thanks to you and your team. >> drew exposed serious issues at v.a. hospitals across the country, revealing a broken system, v...

World. but his favorite place was home. he was deeply devoted to his family and his wife margaret and his three children,ella and louie and miles and two grandchildren. drew griffin will be missed by all of us. >> of course this is a loss of a friend primarily. but also a great journalist and if you talk about impactful journalism, his story on v.a. hospitals, likely saved lives in the wake of that saved veterans lives. >> such important reporting and such a colleague and friend to so many of us. and a gifted storyteller and so devoted to his family, our heart goes out to all of them. cnn cont...

Don't let the va do this to another patient or another veteran. we do not deserve this type of treatment >> reporter: that led to the resignation of the v.a. secretary and an overhaul of the va's scheduling system. he covered business, terrorism, the environment and politics. >> mr. birch. mr. birch. >> reporter: and there were many people over the years who didn't want to answer his questions. >> please talk to us, director. >> reporter: did the background cheques of those companies not reveal the fact that you were accused of torture and murder. >> reporter: down alex fergman, a convicted fe...