because i did work in a shelter environment. reporter: iowa senator joni ernst, a survivor herself, has been working to reauthorize vawa since it expired in 2019. stalled by controversial provisions like stricter gun restrictions which some of her fellow republicans oppose. this is not a gun control bill. it is a violence against women bill. reporter: but after years of negotiations and intense lobbying from celebrities like angelina jolie, ernst and a bipartisan group of senators aim to introduce a bill early next year after reaching a framework this month to expand access and programs for those like fawn. we need to know that people care, that people are going to believe us when we tell our story. reporter: to prevent future ones from being told. nikole killion, cbs news, capitol hill. garrett: tonight a bit of american ingenuity. we look at how the next generation is tackling two
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