answer the question. margaret: anger and anguish as parents adeneey sool oforing bullies. this place is toxic. i was headed to the back, and i turned around and looked. the sirens were going off, and they are lucky that no one was seriously hurt. margaret: and stories of survival, the miracles 11 days after that earthquake hit turkey and syria. first responders still digging and pulling victims out from beneat the rubble alive. margaret: good evening, and thank you for joining us. norah is off. i m margaret brennan. tonight, we have a cbs news investigation into the fight for thousands of veterans to restore their benefits after being less-than-honorably discharged from the military. plus, it s friday, so we go on the road. tonight, to meet a high school football star making a difference in his community. but first, a counterterrorism raid in northeast syria left four u.s. service members injured. three of the four had wounds serious enough they needed
breaking news, six people killed in mississippi after a series of shootings. it is such a tragedy come and we never would have thought anything like that would happen here. answer the question. anger and anguish as parents and students accused a new jersey school of ignoring bullies. this place is toxic. i was headed to the back, i saw. the sirens were going off, and they are lucky that no one was seriously hurt. and stories of survival, the miracles 11 days after the earthquake hit turkey and syria. first responders still digging and pulling victims out from beneath the rubble alive. good evening: thank you for joining us. norah is off, i am margaret brennan. tonight, we have a cbs news investigation into a fight for thousands of veterans to restore their benefis after being less than honorably discharged from the military. plus, it s friday, so we go on the road. tonight, to meet a high school football star making a difference in his community. but
it comes as the cia director is in qatar for talks on freeing hamas hostages. where those efforts now stand. also tonight, the surprise from senator joe manchin. the moderate democrat from west virginia announcing he is not running for reelection. the potential major blow to the democrats election map in 2024. the security scare at election offices in multiple states. suspicious letters mailed, at least one laced with fentanyl. the fbi investigation. the tragic death in nashville. an 18-year-old college freshman walking in the park hit by a stray bullet. the questions about the suspect and why he was allowed to be freed. the man seen on body cam hitting the husband of former house speaker nancy pelosi with a hammer at their home. his federal trial getting under way today. the fallout from our nbc news gop presidential debate. the fiery moments. did any of the five candidates on stage make a dent in donald trump s lead? and don t touch that dial. the david and go
he can now access benefits like va loans, tuition assistance, even some federal jobs. it s an absolute, 100% game changer. things that i never thought i could do or get or have or attain now are attainable. reporter: he would like his friend, amy long, to feel the same way. she has been fighting for her discharge upgrade after don t ask don t tell drummed her out of the navy 29 years ago. did it change your sense of self? yes. i m less than. reporter: less then? i am less than honorable. reporter: some 14,000 gay and lesbian service members were discharge under don t ask don t tell. the most recent data shows roughly 1200 have ever had this injustice addressed. after cbs news broke the story, the white house vowed to look into it. it is very concerning that veterans who were unfairly discharged under the don t ask don t tell has been facing these
challenges. reporter: senator richard blumenthal wants the system reviewed. bird and is totally on the veteran, who may be completely uninformed about what their rights are. i think that would be absolutely incredible. usurp a good you came out, they, you know, gave you a dishonorable or whatever, that can be rectified very simply. it is like punching a code in a computer and someone s life completely changes. reporter: the pentagon told cbs news it is striving to finalize cases within ten months, but acknowledged it has more work to do. one thing to note about donnie ray allen s case, he says his discharge upgrade would have been impossible without a lawyer. margaret? margaret: jim axelrod, great reporting there. thank you. nearly two dozen new york city firefighters injured in a multi-alarm fire. that s coming up next. a day off, or a double shift. make your move and get out in front of eczema