drug tests to applicants for food stamps. and after his arrest, he finds himself under attack for having one standard for himself and another standard for americans who need food stamps. nancy pelosi said it could humanize this issue for some in an interview with buzz feed. see if he gets the help he needs. there is a lot more happening tonight. anderson, sources tell cnn virginia state senator deeds was stabbed more than ten times by his 24-year-old son who then killed himself. the tragedy happened hours after the senator tried to get psychiatric help for his son under an emergency custody order. deeds was released when no beds were found but three area hospitals said they did have beds monday night. joseph paul franklin was executed this morning in missouri. that s after the u.s. supreme court cleared the way for it. franklin killed up to 22 people in the late 70s targeting jews
members of congress uphold the law, not break them. is it true he s a republican that voted for drug testing for food recipients on a bill that passed this september? that would seem hypocritical. it is drew. congressman radel did support that. it s an amendment to the farm bill to allow states to give drug tests to applicants and after his arrest, he finds himself under attack for having one standard for himself and another standard for americans who need food stamps. nancy pelosi said it could humanize this issue for some in an interview with buzz feed. see if he gets the help he needs. there is a lot more happening tonight. anderson, sources tell cnn virginia state senator deeds was stabbed more than ten times by his 24-year-old son who then killed himself. the tragedy happened hours after the senator tried to get psychiatric help for his son under an emergency custody
illness. as a society, i don t know what it s going to take for us to pay attention to this issue and to be able to help children and families get the services that the need. reporter: gus deeds was brought in for a mental health evaluation monday. a magistrate issued an emergency custody order. mental health officials told cnn that meant he had been declared homicidal, suicidal or unable to care for himself. but that didn t guarantee he d get treatment. liza long fought to get her son medical help, but he was also turned away from a medical hospital because the were out of beds. but this story is actually incredibly common. parents who are not sure where to turn, not sure how to solve this issue for their child and who are living in fear. reporter: gus deeds was apparently sent home, a practice the inspector general called streeting. a 90-day audit in 2012 found 72 individuals determined to meet the statutory criteria for
reporter: so how did this father/son team end up like this? the son allegedly killing himself after stabbing his own father in the head and chest ten times. i know as a father he had a lot of concerns about his son. reporter: he is not the only mentally ill person who did not get help in time. james holmes killed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. adam lanza shot 20 people at a newtown elementary school. liza strong created a firestorm last year when she compared her own son to lanza saying she lives in fear of what he might do because of his mental illness. as a society, i don t know what it will take for to us pay attention to this issue. and to be able to help children and families get the services that they need. reporter: gus deeds was brought in for a mental health evaluation monday. a magistrate issued an emergency custody order. mental health officials told cnn, that meant he had been
williamsburg, virginia. but the school says as of last month, he left the college. the richmond times dispatch is reporting gus deeds was sent for a mental health evaulgz under an emergency custody order as late as monday this week, but he was released that day because no psychiatric beds were available for him. according to the washington post, at least two hospitals in the area said they did have beds but never received a call. still to come, at the top of the hour here on cnn, she s one of the few people still alive who was there, who witnessed the assassination of john f. kennedy 50 years ago. tony glover will join me live at the top of the hour. she talks about what she remembers as a little girl, 11 years of age, and why she didn t come forward as an eyewitness until years later. he best water. like the cold alaskan seas. it s the cleanest, clearest water. a haven for crab. [ male announcer ] and the unspoiled coast of maine.