unfortunately, the brady bill came too late for john w. hinckley. the shooting, his father asked him what might have stopped him. hinckley replied, maybe if i'd had to wait a while to buy a gun, had to fill out forms or get a permit first, or sign in with the police or anything complicated, i probably wouldn't have done it. >>> where to begin? we've had a long time to chat with bob halldamon and have the opportunity and the question is where to start? here you were, you worked four years in washington as nixon's number two man, nixon's sob you called it. he never went anywhere without you. >> pretty close to right. >> what you're accusing yourself of is a cloudy crystal ball. that's hardly the thing the american public thinks it's entitled to. that's the issue. >> well, maybe the american public is wrong. i know in my own heart and i

unfortunately, the brady bill came too late for john w. hinckley. ral months after the shooting, his father asked him what might have stopped him. hinckley replied, maybe if i'd had to wait a while to buy a gun, had to fill out forms or get a permit first, or sign in with the police or anything complicated, i probably wouldn't have done it. >>> today people are living longer than they ever have before. that's right. not only are we getting older, but our senior population is multiplying. during the next 35 years, the number of people over the age of 65 is expected to double, and demand for medications, specialists, and life-prolonging procedures are expected to skyrocket. but what does getting old today really mean? more birthdays, more bills. more walks, more walkers. more play, more pills. sure, most of the time old age seems like all coupons and early bird specials, but what happens when the day comes that we can't take care of ourselves?

as for john w. hinckley, his life story was a tabloid soap opera played out for a worldwide audience. >> about his alleged assailant, mr. reagan said i hope and pray he can find an answer to his problem, said the president. he seems to be a very disturbed young man. >> even jim brady was compassionate. >> he said, well, he didn't hold any ill will toward him, but then again, he hoped he wouldn't win the irish sweepstakes. >> hinckley's motive seemed simply surreal. >> none of this was political. it was a way to try to force the recognition that should be granted to him. >> in a surprising move, the judge in the case ordered jodie foster to give a deposition for the trial. it took place march 30th, 1982. the first anniversary of the shooting. by court order hinckley was allowed in the room. when foster denied a relationship, hinckley became enraged. he had to be restrained and removed from the room. >> i received a great deal of unsolicited mail. unsolicited mail. i never met, spoken to or in any way associat

unfortunately, the brady bill came too late for john w. hinckley. be if i'd had to wait a while to buy a gun, had to fill out forms or get a permit first, or sign in with the police or anything complicated, i probably wouldn't have done it. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon in new york. at this hour, we have breaking news in to cnn. there has been a major development in the multistate amber alert case of missing teenager hannah anderson. and her alleged abductor, james dimaggio. we have just been told by investigators that james dimaggio is dead. 16-year-old hannah is safe and with police officers. her father is being transported to meet with her. this happened in western idaho where dimaggio's car was found yesterday. the teenager was last seen a week ago at her cheerleading practice in san diego county, california. cnn is on top of this story.

we carried live here on cnn. >> the suspect was rushed to district of police headquarters. >> john w. hinckley jr., age 25, is a complete mystery to his captors. >> when i walked into the room, john thinkry was just sitting quietly on his seat, showed no emotion. >> secret service agent is among the first to see hinckley. >> he told me that his wrist hurt because the handcuffs that were placed on him, and that his throat hurt. someone hurt his throat when they arrested him. >> well, certainly in my mind it was not typical that he was complaining about himself after he had just shot a number of people. >> as investigators begin to question hinckley, white house press secretary jim brady's wife, sarah brady, is at home with their 2-year-old son. >> we were sitting in our rec room watching television when they announced it. >> the president did not appear to be hurt, according to united press international. >> so i thought to myself, oh, that's great. never dreamed that jim would even have been with him for some reason. but the phone rang immediately. it was a friend of mine, and she had heard th