our amendment to have these cases taken out of the chain of command was not made in order by the republican rules committee. we are not going to stop. we will continue this fight and take it up again next year. a growing number of republicans joining with democrats that realize you cannot have persons that are not trained as lawyers making decisions as to whether or not to move forward with the court-martial or not. >> well, as you estutely narrated. the report is up 8% and most disturbing 62% of women reporting retaliation for coming forward with their stories in the military of sexual assault and maybe that will finally spur political action on this. congressman jackie spear of california. really appreciate you helping us understand. >> thank you for the invitation. we're also following news in the sexual assault allegations against bill cosby. an attorney for the women behind those allegations urging him to waive the statute of limitations so those claims can be investigated. tomorrow, we're going to hear from that attorney on this program. gloria allred will be with me as