. >> reporter: he regularly sees psychologist david patterson for hypnosis sessions like this. >> now that breath go and let your eyelids close. >> hypnosis is really a special learning state, and again what happens is the part of the brain, that sensory, the part of your brain that's saying, "you can't do this, it's not possible," turns off, and so you're really able to get people to a different place. >> maybe you have a thought that, "oh, i'm getting worse, i'm never going to get better," and what you're going to find is that, first of all, these thoughts are ridiculous. >> it's not this type of hands- off, bring you back to the present. it's bringing people to a similar state as when they're meditating, but being very directive with the suggestions that you give. >> reporter: tim was once extremely active, a competitive sailor with a rewarding career. his horrible pain ended all of that, and while opioids seemed like the solution for a while, they soon made matters much worse. >> and so, why wouldn't i be depressed? but the opioids make it worse and i get in a real funk. if i can

among the panelists are you, reverend jesse jackson, former governor david patterson, former mayor of york david dinkens. the event is free. go register online. thank you, reverend jackson for coming, wednesday, and thank you for being on with us. thank you. >> continue your work. >> thank you for your great work and happy birthday again. you're on the case 76 years old but still strong. >> thank you very much. >> still on the case. when we come back, one man's crusade to help americans in politics. this woman is laughing because she's listening to a hilarious audiobook on audible. and this woman is laughing because she's pretending her boss's terrible story is funny. still actually laughing. no longer making a human noise. experience the comedy, not your commute. dial star-star-audible on your smartphone to start listening today. >>> give a man a fish and he can eat for a day. teach him how to fish and he can feed himself for lifetime. that age-old message endures to this day in life and in politics. now one man is evading that lesson to help americans in politics. it's detailed in h

charles: before we go, i want to say rest in peace to navajo codetalker david patterson, senior, whow mexico at age 94. the congressional medal of honor serving in the marines from 1943 to 1945. sir, thank you for your service. lou dobbs is next. . >> good evening, everybody, i'm david asman in for lou dobbs, who is on vacation. white house chief of staff john kelly today taking on the national left-wing media to blast reports of tension with the president, kelly saying shocking for him and the president when they read outright lies. >> one of his frustrations is you, all of you. i'm a reasonable guy, but i reason with him. i watch tv in the morning, it is astounding to me how much is misreported. >> we're going to take up the media's endless assault against this president. also tonight, pre

codetalker david patterson, senior, who passed away in new mexico at age 94. the congressional medal of honor serving in the marines from 1943 to 1945. sir, thank you for your service. lou dobbs is next. . >> good evening, everybody, i'm david asman in for lou dobbs, who is on vacation. white house chief of staff john kelly today taking on the national left-wing media to blast reports of tension with the president, kelly saying shocking for him and the president when they read outright lies. >> one of his frustrations is you, all of you. i'm a reasonable guy, but i reason with him. i watch tv in the morning, it is astounding to me how much is misreported. >> we're going to take up the media's endless assault against this president. also tonight, president trump taking action where congress has failed. president signing a new executive order to start dismantling the disastrous obamacare. we'll have a full report. >>> and california in crisis. the fires that have devastated northern california's wine country are still raging with relief nowhere in sight. so far

address in tampa, florida, he lived in ohio and most recently, just across the river in patterson, new jersey. david? >> brian, thanks to you and your team tonight. >>> new york city on high alert at this hour. authorities saying this was a lone wool ch, that they do not believe there is an ongoing threat tonight. but millions are out for halloween, and the annual parade in manhattan. major steps are being taken tonight to protect families. but the parade, they say, will go on. abc's linsey davis here in new york tonight. >> reporter: tonight, police in new york city are on high alert, deploying more officers around the city. >> you'll see them in the airports, you'll see them in the tunnels. it's not because there's any evidence of any ongoing threat or any additional threat, it is just out of vigilance and out f of -- out of caution. >> reporter: security stepped up tonight on the night millions of parents and children are out on the streets trick or treating. the scene of that attack, just blocks away from greenwich village, where tens of thousands are expected at the annual halloween parade. tha