members. they are ordering state officials to draft more options for law enforcement to provide more security but they ultimate i will say it s merrick garland s job to enforce federal law, tensions surrounding the supreme court and justices are running high after the controversial decision to overturn roe v. wade and there are concerns that outrage can turn into violence. alexandria hoff in washington with more. alex. alex: but federal law has been clear that it is illegal to picket or parade outside of court official with active court case with an attempt to influence them. two months ago hogan and virginia governor glen youngkin called on merrick garland to enforce the statute, quote, a month lawyer after assassination attempt on justice kavanaugh the department of justice finally responded declining to enforce the laws. now a different federal official is writing to us with conflicting information. he s referencing a letter from supreme court marshal to governor hogan
in iraq and afghanistan. it can be financial issues, it can be relationship issues. suicide preventions which is our number one priority, there s really no one thing that tends to cause veterans to make that irreversible decision. it usually is a conglomeration of things. when we talk to policymakers on capitol hill, at the va, we really try to, you know, convey that they need to take a more holistic approach to to suicide prevention. it s not just mental health approach and we need to capture those veterans that may or may not be struggling before they get to that point. alicia: and we do have some numbers here that we can put up. this is the report, va2021 report on veteran suicide and it s on the rise. 2001 on average per day you had 16.4 veterans taking their own lives. in 2019 it had climbed to 17.2.