what drove them to quit the royal family and the country. the series begins with a statement that members of the royal family declined to comment within the series. we contacted the palace tonight, and we were advised that no palace officials or members of the royal family were approached to comment on the content of the series. jericka. duncan: charlie, thank you. well will, back here at home, there are approximately 400,000 children in the nation s foster care system. many of them face enormous challenges once they age out. well, in tonight s eye on america, cbs mark strassmann takes a look at how one program is fostering hope by giving young people the skills they need to succeed. reporter: at 17, senior julie penafort could be just another kid bouncing around california s foster care system. instead, she s found hope with help. they re like family to me, so it s like i look up to them a lot and they ve made a big
increased dramatically. in the last decade, the number has spiked 175%. the detention of americans like trevor reed, released in a prisoner swap earlier this year, and griner, offers the kremlin leverage, which many anticipate vladimir putin will use as the biden administration attempts to secure the release of paul whelan. these swaps are complicated. one former u.s. law enforcement official says that viktor bout served years in prison, is no longer a threat to the u.s. this official sees this swap as a win for the u.s., and especially brittney griner and her family. jericka. duncan: absolutely, jeff pegues for us tonight. thank you. well, in congress today, a historic step to protect marriage equality. the house passed bipartisan legislation cementing federal protections for same-sex and interracial couples. cbs scott macfarlane is on capitol hill with more on this landmark vote and what it means. scott, good evening. reporter: jericka duncan,
25 days till democrats lose control of the u.s. house. they ve sent this bill to the president. for house speaker nancy pelosi, in one of her final acts as speaker, she enrolled the bill and said its passage was necessary because of the supreme court ruling in june overturning a different right, right to abortion. under the bill, the feds must acknowledge, recognize any valid marriage no matter the couple s sex or race. and, jericka, this happens 26 years after congress did the opposite prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriages. duncan: a lot of change in that time. thank you, scott. utility crews in north carolina have restored electricity to all customers nearly a week after gunfire attacks at two electric substations. more than 45,000 duke energy customers were in the dark. the f.b.i. is assisting in the investigation. authorities said today that a shooting last night at a south carolina power facility was not connected to the north carolina attack. well, turning now
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