Walter reed, there was nowhere else to go. This is a conversation that i have had with myself or anyone unable to address their depression. They start to have dark conversations about selfharm. Things continue to tick off the list. I kind of hit the Emergency Brake further. I cant be a blueprint for my children. I cannot let them be left alone or to not understand why he wouldve done that. Earlier in the year two friends of mine, one had a stroke and the other had a bad heart attack. They both had Young Children and took their lives. It was very devastating. Not because they were weaker or i was strong, i got lucky. I knew that i needed help. I didnt know what that looked like. It was presented. I reluctantly was like i dont need to go in there. I figured out this is the right choice and that is where i ended up. I know this is so hard to talk about. Just to be clear, you are saying that you had thoughts of harming yourself . Yeah. Ive said that publicly. At first i didnt. I thought at
walter reed, there was nowhere else to go. this is a conversation that i have had with myself or anyone unable to address their depression. they start to have dark conversations about self-harm. things continue to tick off the list. i kind of hit the emergency brake further. i can t be a blueprint for my children. i cannot let them be left alone or to not understand why he would ve done that. earlier in the year two friends of mine, one had a stroke and the other had a bad heart attack. they both had young children and took their lives. it was very devastating. not because they were weaker or i was strong, i got lucky. i knew that i needed help. i didn t know what that looked like. it was presented. i reluctantly was like i don t need to go in there. i figured out this is the right choice and that is where i ended up. i know this is so hard to talk about. just to be clear, you are saying that you had thoughts of harming yourself? yeah. i ve said that publicly. at
through her attorney, she apologized for, quote, a tragic mistake. harry dunn s parents will be on new day later this morning. thanks for joining us this morning. more on the breaking news on the loss of elijah comings, as new day starts right now. this is cnn breaking news. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it s thursday, october 17th. it s 6:00 in new york. we do begin with breaking news. sad breaking news. congressman elijah cummings has died. according to his office, he passed away at 2:45 eastern time this morning. the cause of death is longstanding heart challenges. he underwent a medical procedure that was supposed to keep him out of work for a week or so. the congressman missed two roll call votes and never returned to the job. cummings served as the
and them they re referring to is not someone of a different race or religion, bad enough, but now it s of a different party. in washington, you hear people say i hope none of them are going to be at the meeting or the dinner or the conference. and what s so terrifying about it is that, you know, it s the doing we do together, anderson, that matters most. we have so many big heart challenges before us. infrastructure, taxes, education, health care. and these are big, hard problems and big, hard problems can only be done together. right now we are simply incapable of doing anything together. what would a rational donald trump have done. he would have come into office and said to chuck schumer, the democratic leader, you send your top three health care experts, i ll send my top three. we ll tell them they can t come down until they forge a compromise. they ll come down, we ll announce it together. i ll get more credit because i ll outtweet you and the country will be better off.