john hinckley junior., after being institutionalized for more than three decades, he is pretty much a free man. it was a rainy spring monday in washington, d. c., just a few months after ronald reagan was elected president. >> march 30th, 1981, 70 days into reagan's first term. it's a nothing day. he's giving a speech at the washington hill. >> and nothing day that was about to turn into a day no one would ever forget. los angeles times reporter interviewed well over 100 people for his book -- rawhide, the secret service code name for president reagan. >> we're going to convince the city that the power begins and ends with the people. >> he gives a speech, he's walking out, it's 2:27 pm. >> i was part of the press pool, which is a small group of reporters who follow along in the motorcade. >> pbs news our anchor and managing editor was a white house correspondent for nbc news. >> he came out the door and was waving. i remember, he raised his arm to wave to people there. >> 15 feet away was a rogue line, wh

i want to say john hinckley. hinckley chapman was hinckley. hinckley tailed ted kennedy around washington for two or three days before, including the senate office building, with a gun in his pocket before he went and shot reagan. but it's almost as if there were moments when he had a death wish. i was in rome for the papal inauguration and the second was visit. the second would there were popes in a month. that's right and ted and jimmy breslin know ted and. chris dodd. you know where this story is going. oh, we'll tell the end of it. it was ted chris dodd. there's a party somewhere. well, ted rented a scooter and i mean, rome is not the place to ride a scooter unless you've lived there all your life and and he was drunk a good deal at the time. and you know, you looked at this man and you thought, you know, he's he doesn't want live or he's gambling he's he's gambling he's saying if i stay alive after getting drunk and riding a scooter through the streets of, rome, then i deserve to be alive. someone's saying let him live. well, patrick said

hinckley seemed content. during one of his mental health evaluations, he told doctors, this is the happiest i've been in my life. i'm happy as a clam, to be honest. i really am. >> in 2022, a federal judge concluded that hinckley's mental illness was in full remission, and granted his unconditional release, it's a new chapter in the life of john hinckley junior, who four decades after shooting an american president, appears at peace with his past. >> that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> as we begin a new, hour i weekend highlighting the pro -- progress of emotion -- putting florida as the center of the political universe. the stormy daniels hush money investigation entering a new dangerous phase for donald trump? also, tonight, a series of politically motivated shootings in arizona shows us how there is a new era of fuel political violence in america. the new york times. investigation into how the new york restaurants are keeping minimum wages down. this, is

came from a well in hinckley. >> julia roberts helped make her a household name.fe erin brockovich is still on a mission for environmental justice. her latest fight is today's buried lead, stories that we don't think are getting enough attention. brockovich is trying to help military families who are victim to the toxic water at marine corps base camp lejeune in north carolina. discoveries appear to date back to the 1980s, but families were not widely notified about the contaminated water there for another 17 years. we're joined now by the real life erin brockovich, founder of the brockovich newsletter and she joins us with retired marine sergeant jerry who lost his 9-year-old daughter janey in 1985 after she was diagnosed with leukemia. erin, i want to start with you. just last august president biden signed the pact act which allowed people exposed to exposed water at camp lejeune to file new lawsuits, but you're finding it's not that civile, right? >> no. it's definitely not that simple, and yes, the camp lejeune justice act was and is a part of the pact act, an

ordinarily a busy road, notjust normaltraffic, but people ferrying people to the building site that is hinckleydon't expect any more updates for a little while now. . ~ expect any more updates for a little while now. ., ~ , ., scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has accused the government at westminster of a �*full frontal attack�* on the scottish parliament — after the uk government used what's called a section 35 order for the first time to block a bill passed in scotland. the legislation in question had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on equality laws — and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. this was always a controversial piece of legislation, heavily consulted on, it led to rows, resignations and protests from activists on both sides. now remove from the uk government to block it becoming law. a move scotland's first minister has called an outrage. first minister has called an outraae. , ., , ., first mi

the bus was taking workers to the hinckley point sea nuclear power station . avon and somerset police are urging people to only travel if essential due to the icy and freezing weather conditions and expecting to hear from the police there in somerset shortly . former met police officer has been sacked by metropolitan police at a misconduct hearing held in his absence in west london. it's he pleaded guilty to 49 offences including dozens rapes and sexual offences over an 18 year period. met police is now investigating a thousand cases of sexual offences and domestic abuse involving its staff that police commissioner sir mark rowley . they'll work to sir mark rowley. they'll work to identify and investigate offenders within the police service . this man abused women service. this man abused women the most disgusting manner. it is sickening. we've let women and girls down and indeed we've let them to the stand. women who suffered and survived this violence have been unimaginably brave and courageous in coming forward . and i do understand forward. and i do unders

hinckley, with all of this, no one was hurt. they make that was scary. eventually the rescue train pulled up behind and pushed this back to the pleasanton station. >> one of the scariest things was walking by the car where the landslide fell. you could see all of the rocks and debris. they make the crew did well. they responded really well. they were very well trained. for the most part, nobody really panicked. >> is set up bus bridges between pleasanton and fremont , while the damage was cleared. that was scary for passengers. >>> let's shift to the warriors visit to the white house to celebrate their championship from last summer. they have not been there since former president obama was in office. this get the visits in 2017 and 2018 during the trump administration. former president trump had infamous disinvited the team in 2017. around the same time, trump was critical of athletes kneeling during the national anthem . you can see that joe biden did the exact same thing. it was very different scene when president biden took a knee during the team phot

control will is tremendously unimagined , non—native and has unimagined, non—native and has increased hinckleythe point there has to be something more imaginative and more effective which feels makes people feel that they are more in charge of their lives, not simply that they've got another level of local government on top of and what's waiting this of them. and what's waiting this whole kind of sticking plaster thing. to me, one of thing. because to me, one of the problems in politics the problems in politics at the moment all about how do moment is it's all about how do we get ourselves re—elected , how we get ourselves re—elected, how do we get to the next five years, the next five years, the next years? and on and on next five years? and on and on it goes. i think that is so it goes. and i think that is so detrimental to the needs of this country because the long term stuff either become stuff it does either become a political football just to secure next five year secure that next five year victory or be forgotten about it. yeah, i mean , i think social it. yeah, i mean, i think social c

a double—decker bus with 70 passengers from hinckley point power station overturns in icy conditions scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the scottish government will take legal action against the uk government — after the latter used what's called a section 35 order, for the first time, to block a bill passed in scotland. the scottish legislation aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to legally change gender. but uk ministers say that would have a significant impact on uk wide equality laws — and are now preventing the bill from being sent for royal approval. at westminster, the scotland secretary alisterjack told mps that holyrood's gender bill would have 'adverse effects'. i have not taken this decision lightly. the government has looked closely at the impact of the bill and i have considered all implications, together with the minister for women and equalities. it is our assessment that the bill would have a serious adverse impact on, among other things, the operation of the equality act 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of sin

hinckley point have released a statement this morning . they've statement this morning.'t comment on how many workers were involved at this stage or whether they have injured. this is a particularly bad when it comes to icy conditions. particularly bad when it comes to icy conditions . avon and to icy conditions. avon and somerset police have said that 53 crashes were reported on monday evening alone while the crash site is about eight miles away from the power station. emergency services were on the scene first thing. police said received a total of 67 calls from other road related incidents between 8:00 and 11:00 last night. so the conditions are extremely icy and extremely dangerous . well, seven of those dangerous. well, seven of those incidents were reported to have resulted in injuries, though, at this stage we're hearing that none of them are too serious . none of them are too serious. well, that is at least some good news . thank you, jeff. jeff news. thank you, jeff. jeff moody, they're southwest of england. reporter you know the ice this morning, i think it too

a major incident has been declared by police after a double—decker bus with passengers from hinckleyon today after last—minute talks to keep the firm afloat fell through. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. i don't know if i will offend our italian fans, but i can't deny the victory for andy murray has cheered me up. victory for andy murray has cheered me u -. , victory for andy murray has cheered me u . _ , ., , victory for andy murray has cheered me u -. , . , . , andy murray described himself as "unbelievably happy and very proud" after producing a stunning performance to reach round two of the australian open. murray beat the 2021wimbledon finallist matteo berretini and certainly did it the hard way. murray held a two set lead before his italian rivalfought back to level and it went the distance in a tie—break. bbc tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching...

right dozens of people have been injured after a double decker bus taking 70 workers to hinckley pointstation overturned in treacherous freezing conditions, even somerset police have declared a major incident earlier today after the crash on the a39 in road. now in bridgwater , which road. now in bridgwater, which also involved a motorcycle . and also involved a motorcycle. and let's cross over to the scene now and get the latest with our reporter jeff moody. jeff, what can you tell us us ? while nana can you tell us us? while nana in the last few minutes the bus has been righted , it's back on has been righted, it's back on its four wheels. the recovery came in about hour ago and it's taken them some time to be able to manoeuvre the bus that it is upright. now the task is to clear the inside of the bus and then to tow it off site and only that point can they reopen the road, which they're expected to in, say, the next half an hour or so. avon and somerset police have not revealed why this accident happened, but we do know that there was a motorcycle involved. and we also that there wa