jr. with the stories you haven t heard, the police officer who questioned hinckley speaks out in his first nationally televised interview. i just didn t think that he realized the magnitude of what he had done. andrea canning: from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? andrea canning: secrets from his diaries uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actress jodie foster. the letters were assumed to have been love type letters. andrea canning: and the most controversial question of all. is hinckley really fit to be free? he s a potentially dangerous character. he s proven that. hello and 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 are 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 robert
Institute. Welcome to todays symposium on the state of treatment of americas mentally ill. Were pleased and honored to have with us to distinguished authors. Their current books on Mental Illness are shaping public discussion. Also, the assistant secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse its. She is playing a key role in shaping public policy. The is worth pointing out that the question of the right role for government into supporting the care and treatment of the mentally ill is one that has long vexed us as a nation. Consider the case of the educator who in the 1930s began presenceresidents prisons. Sadly and tragically, the same can be said about the situation today. Even as the population of the Rikers Island jail here in new york city as declined, the percentage of the population that is mentally ill there has increased. Knowould be distressed to that the atlantic referred to Cook County Jail and chicago as largest Mental Health hospital. Americans who suffer from conditions
Good morning, i am Vice President for research and publications at the manhattan institute. Welcome to todays symposium on the state of treatment of americas mentally ill. Were pleased and honored to have with us to distinguished authors. Their current books on Mental Illness are shaping public discussion. Also, the assistant secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse its. She is playing a key role in shaping public policy. The is worth pointing out that the question of the right role for government into supporting the care and treatment of the mentally ill is one that has long vexed us as a nation. Consider the case of the educator who in the 1930s began to visit residents presence prisons. Sadly and tragically, the same can be said about the situation today. Even as the population of the Rikers Island jail here in new york city as declined, the percentage of the population that is mentally ill there has increased. She would be distressed to know that the atlantic referred to Coo
Live at the bridge with more on the cause. Reporter thats right, janelle. Caltrans now believes they know what started those two backtoback fires on the bridge. They say the fires were likely a report result of flares left behind by caltrans maintenance workers. Now, caltrans engineers spent the day investigating those mysterious fires after a blaze broke out this afternoon. That fire occurred on the very same spot on the bridge where flames erupt edmond night. A driver captured that fire and posted a photo on twitter. After reviewing bridge Surveillance Video today and finding flare remnants at the fire scene, caltrans now feels pretty confident they know the cause. Flares were left near the eastbound number one lane and it is thought at this point in time that they are the likely cause of the fire on monday night and today. Reporter now, caltrans believes that wind may have blown those flares into the graded joint where they eventually ignited and caught fire. Now, this investigation
Its not clear if Police Killed him or if he took his own life. The officer has a wound in the leg. Four military members wounded but no word on their condition. Well update you if we can during this newscast. Now to decision 2016. Florida governor jeb bush visiting a San Francisco start up right now. The company was founded by two former aides in president george w. Bushs administration. Nbc bay area is live in San Francisco. Before the tour jeb bush talked about his father in the hospital. Reporter he did. Governor jeb bush behind me speaking at an employee town hall for people who work here. Im trying to keep my voice down. The governor broefly mentioned his father former georgele h. W. Bush who had a fall yesterday. His father is stable doing okay, i think. Those are his words. Now bush who is a big fan of uber arrived in a toyota camry. The judge thinks uber should stop operating. Bush is visiting thumb tack which was founded by two men who were economic advisers to his brother, ge