circumstances surrounding both v.a. visits. we re still far from nailing down any possible motive for this senseless attack but we do know that aaron alexis was a very troubled man with mental health issues that reportedly began more than a decade ago. we re also learning that he had been previously receiving treatment at a veterans administration hospital. deborah feyerick joins us with breaking news now. deb, you ve learned new information in the last few minutes. catch us up. what do you know? apparently rhode island police contacted the newport naval station in august to warn them about an encounter it had had with one of their contractors, aaron alexis. lieutenant william fitzgerald tells us about six weeks ago on august 7th, alexis called police to his hotel. he had actually transferred to three hotels while traveling from virginia to rhode island. he said he had gotten into a verbal altercation with a man during his flight. he believed the man had sent three people to talk to