hinckley is 59 years old. and though it's been 33 years since the shooting, the secret service still follows him whenever he leaves the hospital. there's no statute of limitations on murder so murder charges are theoretically possible. officials say tonight they're a long way from any decisions. no comment yet from his widow sarah brady. so we don't know whether this is the end of a long legal saga or the beginning of a new one. >> james brady died monday. he was 73 years old. pete williams in our d.c. newsroom tonight. thanks. >>> high winds and heavy rains in hawaii as the first of two storms hits that state. thankfully, hurricane iselle was a tropical storm by the time it made landfall. still, the first storm of its kind to hit the big island in over two decades. the second storm, now a category 3, is right behind this one, and hawaiians are hoping for a predicted northern track. nbc's jacob rascon is in hilo tonight on the big island. >> reporter: on the southeast shore of the big island -- >> oh, my god!

. >> he was never meaning john hinckley tried for the homicide of mr. brady because mr. brady was alive. >> reporter: prosecutors would have an uphill battle. >> all of the evidence the government would be able to bring forth would be evidence they had in the 1981 when this incident occurred. >> reporter: williams says in the end. the question is whether the verdict would be different this time. >> they had some of the best attorneys in this country involved. some of the best psychologists and psychiatrists in this country involved. as a result of that, they came back -- the jury -- with not guilty by reason of insanity. >> in a statement tonight a spokesman says the matter is under review. live in northwest, jackie benson, news 4. >> reports out of iraq tonight that hundreds of women belo lolg to the yazidi minority have been seized and potentially enslaved by isis militants. a second drop was performed to tens of thousands of them stranded on a mountain top by the islamic militants. for the first time since 2011, the u.s. has take military action in i

for now john hinckley remains under treatment at st. elizabeth's psychiatric hospital in d.c., but he is permitted to take unsupervised visits to see his mom in williamsburg, virginia. could that limited freedom play a part in whether authorities seek a murder trial? tonight we spoke with local attorney mark shammel. >> i would think mr. hinckley's attorney would take all the things the court has filed in the last three years to get the privileges in the community and say he's perfectly sane now. >> but tonight hinckley's attorney told the washington post and we quote he was found not guilty of the assault, so how could he be found guilty of the more serious charge? end of quote. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> new tonight our wusa9 crew was robbed in northwest d.c. ironically they were working on a story about an app that warns you sketchy neighborhoods. mola lenghi and his photographer james hash as well as intern taylor bishoti just got back to the station. what happened? >> reporter: typically we're reporting on these incidents.

in 1982, a jury found gunman john hinckley jr. not guilty by reason of insanity. since then he's been a patient at st. elizabeth's psychiatric facility but has had growing freedom in recent years, supervised visits to his mother's home in williamsburg. >> is the united states attorney's office now going to prosecute john hinckley for the homicide death of james brady. >> noted defense attorney ted williams says hinckley could be tried again despite the 1982 acquittal. >> there is no double jeopardy. he was never, meaning john hinckley, tried for the homicide of mr. braidy. because mr. brady was alive. >> williams feels prosecutors would have an uphill battle. >> all of the evidence that the government would be able to bring forth would be the evidence that, that they had in 1981, or when this incident occurred. >> williams the end, the question is, whether the verdict would be any different this time. >> they had some of the best attorneys in this country involved. some of the best psychologists and psychiatrists in this country involved. and as a result of that,

or the hinckleys. >> no, this is just -- just happened. >> interesting turn today. pete, thanks so much for coming over. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> meanwhile, in other news closer to home, a loving mother and grandmother. that's how a woman killed on the beltway is being remembered tonight. mourners gathered to pay final respects to karen holt-williams this afternoon. she died in a bizarre crash involve aing cadet with the maryland state police. news 4 derek ward live in college park with more on the story for us. derek. >> reporter: well, this all involved an acde iolng civn ee the maryland state police, and today the victim who died in that crash laid their family member to rest. the family members of that victim laid her to rest. what they haven't laid to rest is their search for answers. >> reporter: mourners gathered to say good-bye to a woman who died in a beltway crash one week ago today. the august 1st accident on the beltway near route 50 claimed the life of karen holt-williams. holt's sister-in-law was among the mourners. >> she really is. >> re

. >> could john hinckley junior be charged and put on trial for the murder of james brady? tonight that apees to be an open question. the virginia medical examiner ruled brady's death was a homicide by gunshot. that is his death. this week was the result of injuries he received back in 1981 when hinckley opened fire outside the washington hilton trying to assassinate president reagan. henry was found not guilty by reason -- hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. tonight a spokesman says prosecutors are reviewing today's ruling. >>> pretty good day high temperature only 84 today. below average. here's a look at the future cast for later on tonight. all the clouds and showers stay well south and west of town. that is going to billion the trend over the weekend with south and west of town getting mostest showers as question go through late tonight and to tomorrow. by 9:00 it will still be 80 downdown. still pretty comfortable in the suburbs. we had upper 50s. 59 at doulas. by 11:00 maybe you are still outside. 76 downtown. notice the showers back to the west. up

. >> john hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in reagan's death. is he likely, do you think, to be charged? >> well, he faced a number of charges in 1981. the jury's conclusion in 1982 was not guilty by reason of mental illness. so there are several questions here. first of all, murder charges are theoretically possible. there's no statute of limitations on murder. it would be a legally possible charge. that's the first question. will the government pursue charges? several officials have said tonight they're way far away from making that decision. they're just finding out about this themselves. they've got some serious consideration to do. the second question is will it affect in any way hinckley's family's -- for years now his family has been seeking and getting from a federal judge here longer and longer stays away from st. elizabeth's. most recently at the family home in williamsburg, virginia. right now thief been seeking to stays of up to 24 days, and pending before the judge has been a request from the family to allow him to stay there full-t

prosecutors may bring charges against john hinckley junior.inckley was tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity. a spokesman said the office is reviewing the recent ruling and would not comment. it is unlikely new charges will be brought. >> in theory they could be charged with murder. it happen 30 years ago. but two, the person was already charge canned and found not guilty by reason of insanity. >> some say that charges can expire after a certain period. hinckley was already tried in court. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> a deadly home invasion and to suspects on the run. our top story as we go across america. ncalifornia, the victims returned fire and wounding two suspects and children caught in the cross fire. the teenage girl was used as a human shield. and they kidnapped her and put her in the car. >> the suspect left in multiple cars and leading them on a high speed chase and he and another suspect died. the kidnapping victim was released unharmed and police searching for the remaining suspect that may have been after drugs and mon

here is mark albert. ( gunfire ) >> reporter: when john hinckley jr. tried to assassinate president ronald reagan more than three decades ago, the bullets also hit his press secretary james brady in the the head. a jury found john hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity and committed him to a psychiatric hospital. brady survived but the bullet left him partially paralyzed for the remainder of his life. according to the d.c. police department, an autopsy concluded that brady perished as a result of the original gunshot wound and consequences thereof. prosecutors are reviewing the rule. but renewing a legal case against hinkley could prove difficult. his insanity defense would be at issue. criminal defense attorney nina ginsberg: >> it's not whether you're legally insane today but legally insane at the time of the shootings. and if he is legally insane at the time of the shootings, he will now be not guilty by reason of insanity. >> reporter: in his original defense, attorneys argue arguedt hinkley was obsessed with the movie "taxi driver," a film abou

that johncall hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has been confined to a hospital. weeks a month for visitation at his mother's home. what a weekend it was. a person is dead and others wounded after a violent weekend in the district. 13 were shot in separate incidences since sunset on friday. one person was wounded in a carjacking early this morning on hartford street. six people were injured when someone opened fire before 2:00 this morning. none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. we want to take you back to the breaking news from the first half-hour. this is a live look of ferguson outside of st. louis. many are dressed in riot gear and try to keep order after a shooting of an unarmed african-american teenager over the weekend. there have been reports overnight and throughout this weekend of looting and vandalism. no reports of any injury. it appears that things are calming down a little bit more. we are told that even a news van was vandalized a little bit. we will have more on that as soon as we get it. hasmontgomery county jury convicted a ma

rainy washington afternoon -- march of 1981,,, james brady was hit in the bullets fired by john hinckley. >> catherine: a mentally disturbed college drop-out. - >> catherine: several others were injured - including president reagan.but it was brady - lying on the sidewalk in a grey suit - who had the most devastating wound. >> catherine: brady had been known as a savvy and witty press secretary. he would never be the same. >> catherine: but he and his wife sarah went on to fight for tough restrictions on handguns. and when congresswoman gabby giffords was shot in 2011. sarah brady talked about the similarities in the shootings. >> both shot by a young gunmen. both severe brain injuries. >> yes, they read his obituary. he made a miraculous recovery. >> catherine: a recovery.but brady was left with brain injuries that impaired his movement, his short-term memory and his speech. >> catherine: the current white house press secretary said brady is being remembered for 'revolutionizing' the job. >> >> catherine: a federal law requiring a background check on handgun buyers bears brady's name. a

there are a lot of questions about what this means for john hinckley, the man who shot reedy -- brady. anthis is being called unprecedented case because of the sheer length of time. prosecutors would have to show what is called a clear link between the events. it was the assassination attempted that shocked the world. >> nothing is over until it is over. >> the shooting left then president ronald reagan wounded. it ended james brady, his press secretary, partially paralyzed. >> 33 years later, after his passing, police say the autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound. >> he died of his injuries resulting from the shooting. short-termred from memory loss and constant pain. about the homicide ruling, a spokesperson says it is not a surprise given that jim brady suffered health consequences. >> this is unprecedented. the length of time between the pulling of the trigger and his death. >> he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. there is debate about whether he should be tried again. >> i think it would be inappropriate. active in sanity. i don't it will change anyt

hinckley was found not guilty of insanity in the shooting. >> a family tragedy for a maryland teenager after he drowns on his birthday. rescuers recovered the 13-year-old's body from a lake at oregon ridge park in baltimore county. authorities say the teen is from montgomery county but they haven't yet released his name. authorities say the teen was having trouble swimming swimmint under before lifeguards could get to him. he was involved in camp sonshine in silver spring. >> in virginia attorney general calls on the asport to again rule on the -- supreme court to again rule on the issue of same-sex marriage. in both cases judges ruled the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. eric herring wants the supreme court to settle the issue once and for all. same-sex marriages will be legal in virginia on august 18 unless the ruling against the ban is put on hold. >> demands for the state of maryland to remove a red light traffic camera that actually belongs to the district. we told you wednesday about challenges to tickets issued near the capitol heights metro station. that is ri

the man who shot brady and president ronald reagan john hinckley ,jr. was ruled not guilty by reason of insanity. he's at st. elizabeth hospital in southeast washington and he's allowed to visit his mother's home in williamsburg, virginia 17 days every month. >> a family of five has been killed in culpeper after what police are describing as murder-suicide. the father and his wife, and three daughters were discovered last night after they did not show up at church. police believe clarence washington shot them all before killing hillself. he was a custodian at a school. >> howard county officials are considering a ban on electronic music festivals after two people died from drug overdoses. it happened at meriweather post pavilion friday night. police say the electronic music festivals are known for attracting the use of hallucnugetic drugs -- as the drug known as ecstasy. users can take it as a pill making it tough to spot at the front gates of venues. the other 18 young teens and adults taken to the hospital are recovering. >> new developments in the eb

john hinckley, jr. opened fire on president regular on march 30, 1981. mr. reagan was hit in the chest, and james brady struck in the head. you can see in this chilling video on the pavement badly mounded. president reagan recovered, brady was paralyzed. he needed several brain operations and confined to a wheelchair. he and his wife, sarah, worked on gun control. and roishg background checks on gun buyers and named after him and the press room. >> and he is somebody who revolutionized this job. even after he was wounded in the attack on the president, was somebody who showed his patriotism and commitment to the country by being very out spoken on an issue that was important to him and that he felt very strongly about. >> in a statement today, president barack obama sent his condolences calling james brady a legend who turned a terrible event into a remarkable legacy. and he says many people are alive today thanks to brady and his work on gun violence. he is 73 years old. >> thank you for that report. and world news with more on brady's passing and the dange

hinckley is currently a patient in washington, d.c. and is allowed to visit his mother's home in virginia. >>> an appeals court has denied a petition from donald sterling to block the sale of the los angeles clippers, but it is not the end of the legal saga. sterling had asked the court to overturn a ruling issued last month that found his estranged wife acted appropriately in agreeing to sell the team for $2 billion. sterling's lawyers say the judge prematurely finalized the ruling, so the sale can be completed without a chance to appeal. >>> the appeals court said yesterday sterling refile an objection by this wednesday. the end result is that yesterday's events set the stage for the legal drama to likely be concluded next week. >>> it's almost back-to-school time for bay area children and making sure low-income kids have what they need, the san francisco public defenders magic program will distribute backpacks stuffed with school supplies today. 5,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade will benefit. today's giveaway gets

hinckley was tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity. a spokesperson for the u.s.s office in washington says the office is reviewing the recent ruling but wouldn't comment. some experts say it's unlikely new charges will be brought. >> if you have somebody in theory he could be charged with a murder, one, it happened 30 years ago, which is not unusual in and of itself, but, two, the person was already charged and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >> like you said there, prosecutors would need to circumvent a federal law that says charges expire plus double jeopardy. back to you, uma. >> thank you elizabeth. >>> coming up, we asked and you answered. we're going to bring you your twitter responses next. don't go away. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential v

you may remember the town of hinckley. they've been receiving bottled water since it was discovered in the '90s. it was contaminated with chromium 6 as portrayed in the julia roberts movie. the it poisoned dozens of people. but now the level have fallen well below what is allowed in drinking water, pg & e will no longer provide bottled water as of this fall. they are getting rid of water filtration systems put in some homes. the hinckley residents are still concerned the water may not be safe to drink. >>> coming up next, a new sign that israel's ground war in gaza could be ending. the violence is far from over. we'll show you what happened just outside another school today. >>> plus, google glass is becoming the new must have tool in the operating room. we'll show you why. plus a lot of lessons learned from the first game at levi stadium. a live report straight ahead. >>> levi's stadium has one game under its belt. the earthquakes had the honor of playing a game last night and today there was some monday morning quarterba

here is the fbi's assistant special agent in charge scott hinckley and lieutenant mark ma maguire with maryland state police. thank you for being with us. what does the alert stand for? >> it's advanced law enforcement rapid importance training. >> what does that mean? it's -- as i was asking earlier, this isn't something like acts dealing -- agents dealing with the situation in ferguson. this is very targeted and specific. >> very targeted to any active target, shooter situation where we know the police response is going to be from a lot of different agencies and jurisdictions. we want to try and get everybody on the same page so the response can be unified. >> you were saying this is in response to the shooting at sandy hook that this came about. >> inrmath of sandy hook, it was december 2012. in january 2013, a federally funded f.b.i. initiative began to allow us to train police officers throughout the united states. what we did, my boss partnered with the lott's bought with the maryland state police and since we've trained over 3300 police officers throughout maryland and in delawa

john hinckley jr.ilty by reason of insanity for trying to assassinate president ronald reagan and seriously injuring brady in 1982. brady died monday at the age of 73. on friday, the m.e. ruled that his death resulted from the gunshot wound he had received three decades earlier. hinckley is still being treated at a psychiatric clinic. he's allowed to spend as many as 17 days per month at home with his mother. so could he be convicted of murdering james brady? i'm joined now by nbc news chief justice correspondent pete williams. pete, i was sort of taken aback by this. is there any precedent for this type of charge 33 years after the fact for the death of someone who was originally found not guilty by reason of insanity? >> appears not to be so it's a very open question here. first of all, there's a question of proof. was the bullet wound the cause of his death 33 years later at the age of 73. the medical examiner's conclusion is not a legal one. secondly, there is a legal question here. there is a gene

. >> just quickly before we go, with your on the defense team for john hinckley, jr. up against, been ruled a homicide. what is your reaction to that and where does that go? >> well, i'm not surprised. first of all, we mourn the death of jim brady. he was an extraordinary man and great american leader who contributed a lot to our public life and we're sad he's gone. probably there is much to be said that the contributing factor with the headwind he suffered. so i can't say there's anything unrelated to that. i can't change the notion that it's a homicide. the idea of retrying john hinckley after a three and a half week trial where he was found not guilty by reason of insanity on the assault of brady, shouldn't happen. >> greg krarks newt gingrich, thank you both very much. >>> the big question of the week we'll be talking about as the week wears on, the isis threat in iraq. is president obama doing enough. you can find our big question and weigh in on the debate on our facebook page. that is all for today. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press.

ronald reagan was two months into his presidency when john hinckley jr. handgun outside a washington hotel on march 30, 1981. he wounded the president, brady, a secret service agent, and a washington police officer. reagan and his guards fully recovered but the .22 caliber bullet exploded into brady's forehead and left him partially paralyzed. he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair, but, with his wife sarah, campaigned for a gun control law known as the "brady bill." president bill clinton signed it into law in 1993, helping create the national instant criminal background check system that remains in use today. last year, as the law turned 30, the bradys spoke to us about the struggle for new gun control legislation. >> we want to stop the carnage, all the killing that's going on. >> woodruff: sarah brady also said she's seen a difference in the gun lobby itself. >> they have entrenched themselves more deeply, i will say that, and are much bolder today than they were 20 or 25 years ago. >> woodruff: james brady was 73- years-old. for a closer look

it is unclear if the shooter, john hinckley jr., will face new charges now. hinckley was originally found not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> and a frightening scene at a philadelphia public swimming pool. three children playing in the pool were shocked with electricity. this happened friday afternoon. officials are still trying to determine the origin of the electrical current. they say an equipment malfunction could be to blame. the injured children are said to be recovering at a hospital. >>> and this one from miami beach, florida, where a small boat just off the coast encountered some rough water and waves and began taking on water. two people on that boot were rescued just as their craft sank. they got off so fast, they left behind all their belongings you saw there in the water scattered across the sea. the good news, no one was injured. >>> and not a good start for tiger woods. he missed the cut at golf's pga championship on friday after finishing 6 over par and 15 strokes behind second round leader rory mcilroy. it was only the fourth time that wood

hinckley was hurnd his jurisdiction when he served.rning. >> good morning. >> so i want to read a statement from hinckley's attorney. the medical examiner's ruling will mean nothing. no prosecutor will bring such a case. the notion that this could be a successful prosecution is farfetched. there's no legal basis to pursue this. do you agree with that? >> not necessarily. mr. levine is an excellent attorney, but clearly he's advocating for his client. this is just going to have to be something that ron machun and his assistant res going to take a look at to see if it makes sense. >> i mean, there's no question that the bullet destroyed jim brady's life and it hastened his death. it doesn't seem crazy to call it homicide. what would stop a prosecutor from bringing charges? >> there are some factual problems that it has been 33 years. there's got to be a demonstration that the bullet wounds were the proximate cause and there is a question of whether it's the bullet wounds or his age. there are questions about, you know, can you legally br

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brady was one of three others hit by bullets from the gun of john hinckley jr.uffered permanent brain damage but devoted the rest of his life to fighting gun violence. the law signed by president clinton requiring background checks of all gun buyers bears brady's name. >> 4:57 now. still ahead the next half hour of "action news" details on the search for a person of interest in the killing of a delaware county woman and the community's outpouring of support. >> and one state is launch agnew campaign to keep kids from getting locked in hot cars. >> ♪ huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse? >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and with matt o'donnell, tamala >> good morning everyone, just a hair shy of 5 o'c

brady was one of three others hit byd bullets of the gun of john hinckley june. suffered permanent brain damage but devoted the rest of his life fighting gun violence. the law requiring background checks of all gun buyers bears brady's name. he was 73 years old. >>> it will be up to new jersey voters whether to eliminate the constitutional right to bail as a way to keep dangerous suspects locked up until trial. the state assembly unanimously approved the measure put forward by governor chris christie. it now goes on the november ballot. meanwhile a separate measure would give judges more leeway in releasing low level suspect whose cannot afford bail. governor christie intends to sign it. >> 5:47 and we are tracking the search for a missing girl out west. >> it started late because the child's parents did not report her missing for a full day. david. >> couple of spots like urban centers, center city, for example, might hit 90 today. officially we're going to go 89 which is right around average. 70 is your low, also right around average. slight chance of a pop-up

john hinckley jr. was tried for the attempt on reagan's life, found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to a psychiatric hospital. federal prosecutors say they are reviewing today's medical examiner's ruling to decide whether there should be charges filed in brady's case. today, hawaii took its first direct hit from a tropical storm in 22 years. icele hit the big island with a foot of rain and 60-mile-per-hour winds that knocked down trees and power lines. the storm surge brought 25-foot waves. right behind is hurricane julio expected to pass north of hawaii on sunday. today, general motors issued five more recalls including a recall of more than 200 saturn vue s.u.v.s years 2002 through 2004. ignition keys can fall out when the car is running. two crashes have been linked to this. g.m. also issued an unusual warning. here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: today, general motors told us they're advising s.u.v. honors of seven models to park outside because the vehicles could catch on fire even

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. >> and that's why he got shot by john hinckley. >> fascinating. very interesting book, mr. kessler. the first family detail and we appreciate you coming. >> in thank you. >> watters on deck. he goes ivy league tonight. the results are amusing. watters is next. >> what is the meaning of nudity week? >> i think it's just providing a comfortable space for people to express themselves. women feeling bad about their weight. men feeling bad about their weight. >> i feel bad about my waekt. >> so do i, jesse. >> you don't need to. >> we allow people to do whatever they want, whatever they feel sort of furthers their best interests. >> like if the whole thing was violence in the media, people are okay with that. but if you show one nipple, everyone goes crazy. >> dogs and cats living together, mass his tear ya. >> i don't need extra nudity. >> during exam week we have the naked doughnut run. >> if there's a naked convenient on the college campus, i want to know about it. a lot of the students are doing nude body painting. >> a lot of students are playing poker. what's the education

was wounded by john hinckley.shoots reagan, he shoots brady, he shoots tim mccarthy in the chest, taking a bullet for reagan. brady almost died. focusing on jim brady for a he is created meticulously trying to take the shrapnel out of brady's head as he does the surgery. it is this great moment. over the airwaves and the radio piping into the room is news that jim brady has died. our search and looks down and says, what you think i am operating on, a corpse? it filtered through everywhere but they found out jim brady had obviously not died in he showed perseverance in trying to show to get better. he said, i refuse to be a cripple. the doctor told me that he rewrote the script on how do you recover from these things come in the strum added brain injuries that have been a big deal in iraq and afghanistan. >> it shaped his life. a this was the event that turned him into a gun control advocate. >> this changed so much about american history. presidency possible and made an effort for gun control to be possible in man

he was wounded by john hinckley in his assassination attempt on president ronald reagan.naltook crusade for gun control and the federal law requiring a background check for handgun but -- buyers there is his name. a jersey retired by the green bay packer's. he spent 16 years with the team he 40 was traded. he will return to green bay next year to be inducted into the packers'hall of fame. now for the commodities report. su keenan is here in the newsroom with the details. good afternoon. >> we have got oil snapping a five-day losing streak, crop futures rallying, and hedge funds cutting back on their polish gold bets. let's check on oil, because it is bouncing back on the day, rebounding from a month that proved profitable for oil bears. it is the most in more than two years. a lot of this has to do with refiners cutting back rates as gas demand dropped. we had a lot of fuel stockpiles . positions paid off as oil futures fell to a six-month low. analysts say last week's more than four percent drop is now being seen as overdone and rising tensions in iraq, that is also behi

gunmen john hinckley set out to assassinate reagan but jim brady took a bullet meant for the presidentbbing the white house spokesman of his ability to speak the way he once did. but he and his wife became leading advocates for gun control, lob yig for legislation that became known as the brady bill. imposing waiting periods for handgun purchases and establishing background checks. brady's republican box backed his efforts. >> i ham to believe in the brady bill. we have the same thing in california. >> he faced steep opposition, especially from the nra. >> they'll throw every roadblock in the way they can to derail this speeding freight train. >> in 1993, success. the brady bill became law. in 2011, the 30th anniversary of being shot, brady made an emotional return to the white house briefing room. in fact, this room was dedicated to james brady. it was name in his honor so that the white house press corps and the spokespeople who work here every day will always remember him. remember the man brady was before he was shot. clever benlter with reporters. >> he is somebody who i think rea

press secretary to president reagan day it died on monday aged 73 john hinckley shot brady present readytwo others are outside washington hotel brady received a severe head wound and left partially paralyzed. he later found not guilty by reason of insanity. currently a patient at such reactors hospital. >> : chants of lightning for sections of the bay area this weekend where and when the greatest threat lies and you may be shocked to hear how much money some bay area kids say must be spent on them to get them ready for school >> : coming up clear up expanding pass east oakland prompting residents to take this city back from people behaving badly >> : every mercedes-benz is made with the highest level of engineering... design... safety... and performance. our latest creation is no different. with one exception... introducing the mercedes-benz b-class. it's electric! it's electric! the first electric vehicle from mercedes-benz. save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic.ay at sleep train, choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the ne

hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has been at st. elizabeth's hospitals since then. >> breaking news from maryland where rescue crews pulled a montgomery county camper's body from his lake where he was swimming. the teen is part of camp sonshine in silver spring. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live at the christian camp with the very latest. >> autria, just minutes ago i spoke with the camp director and he was breaking down talking to me about what happened today. this horrible tragedy. you have to know camp sonshine is a christian day camp in montgomery county and it's been around for decades and serves about 7,000 kids each and every year. here's what we know happened today starting with video from our affiliate in baltimore. a group from camp sonshine took buses up to oregon ridge park and they were swimming when at 12:30, lifeguards saw a 13-year-old boy yelling for help. the teen who has not been identified was underwater and never resurfaced. he and all campers had passed a swimming test before entering the lake. res

there is no clear word whether john hinckley will face more charges. >>> earlier i asked nick ackerman part of the watergate prosecution force, why president nixon taped himself. the answer might surprise you. >> in 1969, the congress passed the tax reform act, they changed the law on whether or not a president could actually donate his papers to the government and get a tax deduction. nixon lobbied against that change. congress passed it anyway. he wound up back dating the deed on his gift to the u.s., prior to the time that the law went into effect, essentially committing tax fraud. and so he was really left with no option at that point after 1969, he could not donate his papers. so one way to get around the law. the law did not apply the tangible goods like tapes so one way -- >> he did it for a tax break? >> it was a tax break. this was a guy -- i was there as a young assistant prosecutor. i remember seeing a memo that he wrote to his tax lawyers asking if he could deduct the cost of his businesses. >> how much money could he have made on that? >> quite a pit about. >> really -- wi

there's no word on whether the shooter john hirch -- hinckley l face new criminal charges. 30 years ago, the day president richard nixon announced his resignation. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. i regret deeply any injuries that may be done in the course of the events that led to this decision. i would say only that if some my judgments were wrong and some were wrong, they were made in what i believed at the time to be the best interests of the nation. >> the president delivered the address to the nation thursday evening, then on friday morning, he made that now-infamous walk across the white house lawn to marine 1 for one last time. lawyer nick ackerman was part of that watergate special prosecution force. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> there were a lot of issues about why richard nixon taped hihimself. you have the answer. >> it rises out of the taxes of 1969. in 1969 the congress passed the tax reform act. couple of things happened, they changed a allow as to whether or not the president could donate his papers to the government

almost ended three months later on march 30th, 1981, with the sixth shot fired from the gun of john hinckley. >> he was shot with a bullet made in georgia called a devastator. they had a small little cyanide capsule in them. it wasn't cyanide to kill someone, it was made to explode the bullet. >> reporter: no one in that operating room had seen someone survive who had been shot through both hemispheres of the brain. >> he rewrote the medical books on neurological recovery. we would expect him to recover for a year and work for his recovery and usually patients at a year have pretty much maxed out. he proved that to be wrong. >> reporter: brady arguably achieved more in his post-white house days than before, seeing through the passage of gun background legislation that bore his name. >> right there, the representative, our senator. right now. >> reporter: seven years after its introduction the brady bill became law blocking the attempted purchases of 2 million guns by prohibited buyers. >> even after his terrible injury, his spirit, his courage over the years, i think make him a real hero and

gunman john linkly said out -- hinckley said out to assassinate president reagan. brady took a bullet meant for the president. his brain damage and paralysis did the talking for him as he and his wife, sarah, became leading advocates for gun control, lobbying for legislation that became known as the brady bill and imposing waiting periods for handgun purchases and eventually establishing a system of background checks. >> i happen to believe in the brady bill because we have the same thing in california right now. >> reporter: he faced steep opposition, especially from the nra. >> they're going to throw every road brock any way they -- road any way they can. >> reporter: in 1993 success. the brady bill became law. in 2011, the 30th anniversary of being shot, brady made an emotional return to the white house briefing room. in fact, this room was dedicated to james brady. it was named in his honor so that the white house press corps and the suppose people who work here every day will always remember him. remember the man brady was before he was shot. clever wanter wit