a lot of problems over a long period of time. we have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do our countries. but this isn t a guns situation. i mean, we could go into it, but it s a little bit soon to go into it. president trump in japan last night reacting to this texas church shooting that killed 26 people, wounded 20 more. we ve learned a lot more about this gunman in this case, including the fact that he died of a self-inflicted sun shot wound to the head. 26-year-old devin kelley was emotionally disturbed. he was court mashld out of the air force on two charges of assault. he was convicted of fracturing the skull of his infant stepson. and of assaulting his wife. he spent a year in military prison. he was bumped down a rank, discharged on bad conduct. his wife divorced him. two former girlfriends said he stalked them. he had an arrest record for animal cruelty for abusing a dog. he has managed to purchase guns at regular intervals over the
operational briefing. they will be briefing the president on the situation in north korea. obviously that has been escalating in terms of these tensions between the u.s., president trump and north korean dictator kim jong-un. in that meeting right now in that operational briefing as it s called right now the chief of staff john kelly, national security adviser h.r. mcmaster, don, we do expect some brief remarks. we ll be waiting to hear what the president says. so far he hasn t said much. he s talking now and i think we can probably listen in for just a few moments, don. yeah. we re going to listen to the president. i m sorry. the next nine days. as you know, we just got back from japan where we had a very successful two days. today will be pretty busy and tomorrow also. and then we head to china, and i look forward to that. there s great cooperation.
us the video of that final encounter with the suspect. president trump tonight weighing in from overseas, calling the killer, quote, deranged. and insisting this isn t a guns situation. also tonight, senator rand paul attacked outside his home. his injuries now more serious than first reported. and the damaging storms hitting a significant part of this country. a confirmed ef-2 on the ground for more than an hour. ginger zee with the big change coming to the east. good evening tonight from sutherland springs, the scene of unspeakable horror here, this time at a church. worshippers gunned down during sunday services. it is the deadliest mass shooting in texas history. and it comes just 35 days after las vegas. and if you look behind me tonight, you can see the massive presence. federal authorities, the fbi, local authorities all here on the scene.
wife. he was confined for a year and given a bad conduct discharge in 2014. the same year that he bought the first of four weapons. former airman used one of those weapons to kill 26 people sunday at a church in sutherland springs, texas. here s what president trump said today. we have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries, but this isn t a guns situation. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. it s a very, very sad event. it s a these are great people. and a very, very sad event but that s the way i view it. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. yes, it is. in february president trump signed a bill that made it easier for people with mental illnesses to buy guns. the new law nullified a regulation signed by president obama that would have prevented about 75,000 people with mental
are saying that the gunman who carried out this nation s latest mass shooting this one in texas able to buy the weapons because the air force failed to report his 2012 domestic violence court-martial to a federal database used for background checks. the suspect was found guilty while in the air force of fracturing his baby stepson s skull. and an assaulting his first wife. he was confined for a year and given a bad conduct discharge in 2014. the same year that he bought the first of four weapons. former airman used one of those weapons to kill 26 people sunday at a church in sutherland springs, texas. here s what president trump said today. we have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries, but this isn t a guns situation. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. it s a very, very sad event. it s a these are great people. and a very, very sad event but that s the way i view it. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. yes, it