korean war memorial, adjacent to the vietnam memorial or on the banks of the potomac with a view of arlington cemetery why here >> it is the space that we've designated as a nation to honor the service and sacrifice past >> reporter: but congress must first approve the memorial and the effort is stalled. in 2003 congress passed a law that prohibited new monuments from being built they wanted to preserve the open space. >> it should be on our national mall. >> reporter: republican senator joni ernst, also an iraq war veteran, and democratic senator maggie hasan, are pushing congress to act. why is it so necessary >> it is part of a healing process, and for many american families, they want to know that their loved ones will not be forgotten. >> for our veterans, especially of afghanistan, but for the entire war on terror to know that their efforts were not in vain. >> reporter: the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan in august was a reminder of the toll the war had taken. but families want to permanently honor their sacrifice. what would it mean to come to the mall to see a memorial that honors y

the president participated in a ceremony at the tomb of the about known soldier at arlington national cemetery. he thanked our nation's veterans said america has a duty to protect them >> many obligations, but one truly sacred obligation to properly prepare those and equip those who we send into harm's way and care for them and their families while they're both deployed and when they return home >> to that end, the white house today announced a move aimed at helping veterans exposed to burn pits like this while serving overseas by making it easier for those veterans to get benefits burn pits were common at u.s. bases during the iraq and afghanistan wars as a way to get rid of trash and waste they're illegal in the united states congressional democrats also reintroduced a bill aimed at helping families of black veterans from world war ii lawmakers say that bill would provide money for surviving spouses and descendants of those who were unable to take advantage of the original gi bill they could use it on housing, college, or to start a business, according to the bill's sponsors and of

first time in nearly a century the public is allowed to approach the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery. usually only the sentinel standing guard or presidents or dignitaries are allowed. this two-day event held in honor of the tomb's 100th anniversary on thursday, so far more than 12,000 people signed up to lay flowers. tickets must be reserved online in advance the tomb was originally the final resting place of an unidentified u.s. soldier killed during world war i since then, it served as a symbolic grave for undocumented or i should say unidentified or unlocated american fighters. >>> across the nba, offenses are in a bit of a funk this season the league's overall shooting percentage is way down and teams are scoring fewer points some of basketball's biggest stars now seem to be missing routine shots. so what's behind the drought some players claim it's the new ball they say it doesn't have the same feel and grip as the old one. here's the l.a. clippers star forward, paul george >> it's a different basketball it don't have the same touch and softness that the spaul