and the suicide? what we have to do initially is stop this nonsense about i am am impeaching the president. the president as commander-in-chief is looking at the troops like no other president has in the past. with advocacy groups like national veterans alliance we re promoting a bill that will promote funding that help veterans that make mistakes. we don t give up on them. it is second chance, if you will like the president s first step act. he was very responsible in that. but we need compassion in the courts. ed: absolutely. you re right. the president led that reform effort, big picture in the united states. let s talk about veterans. i mentioned 200,000 in prison. some come out of the prison. they make a mistake after being in the service. they have to pay their debt to society of course. when they come out of prison, what do you want congress to do to help them with transition to back to civilian life so they don t wind up being a statistic in terms of a homeless vet?
gio benitez, thank you. and tonight, to the growing outrage over the couple and the homeless vet who used a go fund me page to raise $400,000. all three were charged. but tonight here, the audio of the woman, her attorneys claim it backs up her version of the story, that she was not the mastermind, and her claim that she was simply dragged into this. here s abc s eva pilgrim. reporter: tonight, the woman caught up in the go fund me scam releasing new audio, claiming her then-boyfriend and a homeless man are really to blame for the lie that took donors for almost $400,000. i had no part in any of this and i m the one [ bleep ] taking the fall. reporter: kate mcclure s attorney sharing this audio exclusively with abc news, purportedly of a conversation mcclure had with mark d amico. abc news has not independently verified its authenticity. her lawyer calling her a victim. mr. d amico was the one behind this, and he was calling all the shots. reporter: but prosecutors
at comcast, it s my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i m in product development at comcast. we re working to make things simple, easy and awesome. this comes just days after the attorney for stormy daniels was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. he has denied the charge. the attorney for the woman charged with laundering a go fund me campaign for a homeless vet, meanwhile, is claiming his client is a victim. kate mcclure s lawyer admitting she was in on the initial plan to make up a story about the vet spending his last 20 bucks on gas for her but that she only did so to help him get more donations and was duped by her boyfriend and the veto
veterans with the basic necessarnecessities. it s the brainchild of a marine who had a chance encounter that changed his life. i was going to the new port naval base for help. i was driving there during the winter. i saw a guy that had a sign, homeless vet, please help me out. i went back to the hotel, got some stuff and gave it to him. that was really it. reporter: after seeing the impact that one donation made, brett and his partner decided to expand. they set up backpacks for life, a nonprofit that helps homeless veterans with housing, job placement and, yes, backpacks filled with toiletries. this is their mobile home when they re homeless. we decided to get a backpack, fill it with supplies, toiletries and resources and give it out to veterans out there so we can be that shoulder and that hand to get them going and back into society. reporter: after receiving feedback from vet rants, they decided to design and sell their own. it has things like a lock, a safety whistle, eve
please help me out. i was like i got some extra supplies in the backpack. i went to the hotel, got the stuff and gave it to him. that was really it. reporter: after seeing the impact one donation made, bret and his partner alexa decided to expand. they set up backpacks for life, a nonprofit that helps homeless veterans with housing, job placement and yes, backpacks filled with toiletries. this is their normal home so we decided to get a backpack, supplies, toiletries and resources and give it out to veterans so we can be that shoulder, that hand to get them going and back into society. reporter: after receiving feedback from veterans, they decided to design and sell their own. there are safety whistles and even a sleeping pack to help prevent hypothermia from sleeping on the sidewalk. they changed my life forever. reporter: bret and alexa are part of a veterans in residence program that helps entrepreneurs with their ideas. backpacks for life just launched