a senior aide told nbc news that fetterman is likely to have a few weeks of inpatient care and that doctors are trying different medications and dosages. and i say, more power to him. we need mental health role models right now, and here is hoping that he fills that bill. consider this. fetterman s hospital admission came the same week as the release of a cdc report documenting a mental health crisis among american adolescents, particularly our girls. they surveyed more than 17,000 teenagers across all 50 states and the district of colombia. in 2021 the percentage of high school students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness was 42%. that s up 28% from a decade earlier. when you break it down by gender, 57% female, 29% male. in 2011 the share of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide was 16%.
firearm, virginia is not among the nine states and the district of colombia with a waiting period after the purchase of a gun. the rationale behind a waiting period is because gun violence is often impulsive, and forcing a gun buyer to take a cooling-off period can reduce violence. reporter: in exit polls taken during the midterm election earlier this month, 56% of voters said they supported stricter gun control measures. currently, gun laws in the u.s. vary state by state. california, for example, has a 10-day waiting period for somebody after they buy a gun. in 2016, cbs news was able to legally buy a firearm in virginia and leave with it in about 38 minutes, jericka. duncan: so many chilling details. prayers go out to the families. thank you. well, americans heading home this weekend could be in store for some travel headaches and delays due to several fast-moving weather systems. for more on that, let s bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather chann
for more on how one organization is fighting to end veteran homelessness we are joined now by the executive director of u.s. vets clifton lewis. i call him cliff. thanks for being here. first, what is the mission of u.s. vets, why are you doing this, cliff? u.s. vets is largest nonprofit in the country to serve veterans and veterans at risk. we provide clinical services, we do support and outreach for veterans in our care. reason why we exist is to make sure that we do our part to work with our community partners to eliminate veterans homelessness. griff: how bad cliff is the problem. here in washington every now and then you see veterans, i m a vet, i was in the marines, the army, it brakes your heart to see that. it does, we are doing a lot. veterans homes has decreased by 11% here in district of colombia. roughly 300 veterans that are currently on the streets in washington, d.c. but we are doing a great job with working with the va and again our local community partners to make
pot is on the ballot this election day. take a look at the map. voters in arkansas, maryland, missouri, north and south dakota will decide whether recreational marijuana use should be legal in their states. potentially joining the 19 other states plus the district of colombia where recreational use is currently legal. four of those five states are red states, pot is the great uniter. finally, we found a bipartisan issue. i mean, that is what it said. scott doesn t like this one bit. i recognize my views are in the minority of americans on this issue. what are your views? we ll come to regret this. we need more drugs in the country like i need a hole in the head. these are americans who are able
and he just hired a new lawyer, made him $3 million retainer. the guy obviously was smart enough to get it up front and so he s got plenty of lawyers and plenty of money to pay lawyers so he can play this game for a long time. yeah not as long as the feds can. it s become a business, an industry to represent donald trump. a lot of lawyers are making money off of that. bob, pat cipollone and his deputy recently appeared before the grand jury but had negotiated topics they wouldn t answer questions, topics they wouldn t answer because trump s privilege claims of his privilege claims. what happens if they can talk to him how involved trump was trying to toss out the election results and stay in power? what happens then? i think that s partly what this proceeding is all about before the secret proceeding before the chief judge in the district of colombia. i think the justice department would like to be able to ask