harrowing days in our history. the attempted assassination of president reagan. screaming, yelling. it s chaos. now, an unprecedented look into the mind and new life of the gunman, john hinckley junior. stories you haven t heard before. the cop, who questioned him, speaks out in his first nationally televised interview. i just didn t think he realized the magnitude of what he had done. from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? secrets from his diary uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actors, jody foster. the letters were sent to and the most controversial question of all, is hinckley really fit to be free? he s a potential k dangerous character. hello, welcome to dateline. he shot a president and shook the country. since that day, more than 40 years ago, gunman, john hinckley jr. has remained an enigma. now, we re about to reveal an extraordinary trove of his most private thoughts and feelings, and provi
turned and ran into the darkness. we take you inside this mystery. we don t know if the suspect is still out. there it s nerve racking. who killed your husband? oh my god. a small town murder with a big time twist. she knew somebody that she wasn t telling. yes sir. hello and welcome to dateline. at six four and nearly 300 pounds, robert poynter looked menacing. but to love once he was a gentle giant. the selfless fire captain enjoyed helping others but no one could help him when he was murdered. an eyewitness offered only fuzzy details and yet investigators piece together the clues, bringing the deadly deed into sharp focus here is josh mankiewicz with out of the darkness . 9-1-1. this friday night sounded like trouble. it was 10:47 pm, a woman calling 9-1-1 santa desperate. calm down. what do you need? we are you at? i ma am, we are u.s.? i reporter: she was on the cell phone, somewhere on the outskirts of town. this is hunt county wit
from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? secrets from his diary uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actors, jody foster. the letters were sent to and the most controversial question of all, is hinckley really fit to be free? he s a potential k dangerous character. hello, welcome to dateline. he shot a president and shook the country. since that day, more than 40 years ago, gunman, john hinckley jr. has remained an enigma. now, we re about to reveal an extraordinary trove of his most private thoughts and feelings, and provide a firsthand look at his contentious second act as a free man. here s special contributor, troy roberts, with hinckley, diary of a dangerous mind. charming small town, williamsburg, virginia. people visit from all over the world for a taste of americas colonial history. this man came for something more. a new life, one that would be quietened normal. he volunteers at a church, she plays
plus, on the trail. as candidates make their pitch to voters, one democrat goes all in on a major issue. i am pro-choice and i am going to be governor because of my commitment to the women of georgia. what s the winning strategy for november? democratic nominee for georgia governor stacey abrams joins me ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is watching the u.s. senate pull an all-nighter. you are looking at live pictures of the senate floor where tired lawmakers are still voting. after more than nine hours of all-night debate on the democrats sweeping tax, health and climate package. saturday vice president kamala harris cast a tie-breaking vote. right now democrats are trying to remain united as republicans and bernie sanders offer up amendments to the bill. i want to go straight to capitol hill and cnn s chief congressional correspondent manu raju. manu, you have been up all night. you don t look it, but you ve been up all night with
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