the judge said, you know, strike that, don t consider that to the jurors but we can consider that. i think as a society, we have a right to know what s going on and at some level, at some point, we will during the appeal process. because there sing a inin ining standard of decency in this country when it comes to diagnosing people with mental illness. clearly there s a big question about mental illness. i see things as well independently as a psychologist i commented on in your program previously. the american bar association, american psychiatric association, american psychological association and the national alliance on mental illness, all four national organizations of professionals and consumers and family caregivers agree we should not be executing people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia when it impairs their judgment. none of this is coming to light. clear ly his attorneys think ths
warriors remember every single minute of it, poppy. fascinating report, gloria. thank you very much. you can relive all the drama in a cnn special report bush versus gore: the endless election, tomorrow night 9:00 eastern only right here on cnn. take a look at this. it is a special impact your world focused on women. and we spoke with a former wnba player who is using her jersey to raise awareness about mental illness in this country. once dubbed the female michael jordan, she dominated women s basketball. on the court, she had the focus of a champion. out in transition. reporter: but off, holdsclaw spent decades in what she calls a mental prison. i was feeling like these extreme, like, highs and lows. when you re a star of a team, you tend to sweep things under the rug. reporter: the national alliance on mental illness says one in five americans live with a mental disorder, but most
you tend to sweep things under a rug. reporter: the national alliance on mental illness say 1 in 5 americans live with a mental disorder, but most don t seek treatment. ultimately, you explode. reporter: holdsclaw got headlines when she took a baseball bat to her ex-girlfriend s suv and shot out the windows. holdsclaw found out he was bipolar. she s now an advocate for mental health. i realize i struggle with this and i realize that a lot of people have gone through the same thing. i have the same size feet as a 20-year-old. now, my feet haven t grown. reporter: she started a foundation called mentally driven. i use basketball as a decoy. i bring them in. we are champions for cancer, we have champions for heart disease, we need a champion for mental illness because it s affecting a lot of people.
then, you know, take a pause and listen for a second. yeah. good advice. thanks very much for that. don, by the way will be back with a lot more later tonight. 9:00 p.m. eastern on his program cnn tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern. thank you. we ll have much much more news ahead. first, this impact your world. once dubbed the female michael jordan, she dominated women s basketball. she had the focus of a champion but off she spent decades in what she calls a mental prison. i was feeling like these extreme highs and lows. when you re the star of a team, you sweep things under a rug. reporter: the national alliance on mental illness says one in five americans live with a mental disorder but most don t seek treatment. ultimately, sweeping things under a rug, you explode.
the national alliance on mental illness says one in five americans live with a mental disorder. but most don t seek treatment. ultimately, sweeping things under the rug, you explode. the lady s name is shameique holdsclaw. she made headlines when she took a baseball bat to an suv. holdsclaw is now an advocate for mental health. i realized once i opened my mouth and say i struggle with this a realize a lot of people are going through the same thing. i had the same size feet as a 12-year-old. imagine these feet. she started a foundation and a program called mentally driven. what i try to do is use basketball as a decoy. i bring them in. i get them talking about their emotions and their feelings. we champion for cancer. we champion for heart disease. we need to champion for mental health awareness because it s affecting a lot of people and taking a lot of lives.