theater. this morning new details are surfacing about the gunman. let s go to jamie. jamie, first to details about the gunman john houser. what more are we learning? good morning, francis. first of all, investigators are looking at a journal they say houser left behind in a motel room not far from here. in the journal houser noted the exact time and place where he would carry out the shooting on thursday during a 7:15 showing of the film trainwreck here. investigators are also looking into reports that houser visited three other area theetersaters, one in travers, louisiana, one in baton rouge and this one. he was also voluntarily put into a hospital for mental health treatment in 2008 by his family. investigators say houser purchased that gun that he used
not thinking that something like that is going to happen. reporter: today investigators are digging deeper into the past of the gunman john rusty houser. following his divorce and losing his home to foreclosure, investigators say he planned it meticulously, following the specific date and time for the movie trainwreck. people we talk to friends and family don t lead us that direction. reporter: houser legally purchased his gun last year in alabama, but court records show his family had him committed against his will to a hospital in georgia. obviously, somebody with this kind of history never should have been able to buy a gun. reporter: following the 2007 virginia tech massacre 40 states, including georgia, now authorize or require the reporting of mental health records to a federal database for background checks. it s not clear why houser s involuntary hospitalization did not turn up in the federal
the movies but this morning their community is preparing to lay them to rest. just is unexplainable, you know, a lot of hurt. a lot of sadness. jillian johnson was 33 a musician and a mom. mayci breaux was 21 a radiology student who was planning her wedding. their deaths have hit hard. every parent has sent their kids to the movies. not thinking something like that is going to happen. today, investigators are digging deeper into the path of the gunman follow agdivorce and losing his home to foreclosure, detectives say he planned the rampage meticulously writing in his journal the exact date time, and movie trainwreck. what clicked to make that happen? his writings weren t talking twarbdz towards that. atf investigators say he legally purchased his gun last year in alabama, but in 2008
kicking the can down the road. on other headlines, this is a fox news alert. it s a towering inferno. hundreds of tourists running for their lives after a hotel catches fire in las vegas. unbelievable. unbelievable. there s fire going on right outside my room. two people were treated for smoke inhalation the cause is under investigation. some witnesses think it may have been sparked by a discarded cigarette. the two victims of the lafayette theater shooting will be laid to rest tomorrow. both were killed thursday night when a gunman opened fire during the showing of the movie trainwreck. he opened fire when people were
technician at louisiana state university eunice. both were killed when a gunman opened fire during a showing of the movie trainwreck. nine others were wounded. meantime president obama arriving in africa. his first stop kenya, which is his late father s homeland. it s obama s first time there as u.s. president. in addition to reuniting with family obama will co-host a business summit and meet with kenya s president. he ll then head to ethiopia. obama will address members of the african union tuesday before returning to washington. i m patricia stark. now back to hannity. welcome back to this special edition of hannity, the trump card. donald trump has stirred up controversy with his comments about illegal immigrants and when he talked about senator john xhk cane his time as prisoner of war. i recently sat down with fox news senior correspondent geraldo rivera and charles gasparino from the fox business network to debate these and other issues. let s take a look. joining us no