kevin hines jumped 23 years ago and lived to tell his story. >> i ended up at the bridge , ready to take my life, and i did jump off. i am one of less than 1% who survived that fall with full physical mobility intact. i shattered at that ., my t 12 , i missed severing mice vinyl cord by two millimeters but i was alive. >> reporter: he said he regretted jumping the moment his hands let go from the railing today, he travels around the world to share his story and the tools and tech geeks to survive suicidal crisis. >> every time i'm suicidal i do two things, number one, i've died a mere , any mere, anywhere and i see my thoughts don't have my actions, they can simply be my thoughts. they do not define what i do next. the second thing i do is turn to anyone willing to listen and say four simple but very effective words, i need help now . >> 23 years later, after kevin's near fatal jump , 1.7 miles of stainless steel nets have been installed on both sides of the golden gate bridge . he says he and his father, and a group of parents who lost their loved ones to suicide at the bridge , fought

joining us live now is kevin hines, mental health advocate and filmmaker who survived jumping off the golden gate bridge. kevin thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> and you first told us your story in a report, abc seven news did in 2017 about the suicide net. you also talked to our reporter j.r. stone. but could you please again share with us what led you to the decision to try to end your life at the bridge? >> it wasn't so much a decision as it was a compulsion. living with severe bipolar depression and terrible intrusive thoughts of suicide and catastroph thoughts that led me to attempt to take my life off the golden gate bridge. i didn't want to die. i believed i had to, i didn't want to die by suicide, and i wanted the pain to stop. >> and you did survive. and it's amazing to hear your story that you're here now. so can you tell us about that? that survival? how were you able to survive and how has your recovery been physically and mentally? >> absolutely. so i did survive the fall, which you hit it 15,000 pounds of pressure and most people die upon i

it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then may have caught kevin hines when he jumped off the golden gate bridge many years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctors and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker in his case. >> i would have hesitated. i believe with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain, and they want to escape pain. a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall uh. it will. it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps, last year there were 14 teen suicides here, well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge each year. >> but so

an club coming up at 7:00, he jumped off the golden gate bridge and survived and now kevin hines livesy life and i did jump off. i am less than 1% that survived that fall. >> we hear from kevin and those who fought long and hard to install a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge tonight, they are celebrating a bittersweet victory. >>> we are getting our first look at the suspects accused in the killing of an oakland police officer for new details revealed about the shooting, as well as their criminal background. >>> a standoff between police and protesters stretching into the evening, the backlash has uc berkeley block access to people's park >>> plus >> a blessing and a curse. >> too much sunshine followed by too much rain, how farmers of one california's most popular crop are changing their methods to deal with climate change. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening , it is one of the world's most iconic landmarks canal, the golden gate bridge has a new look with a big addition that could save lives. aft

it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then may have caught kevin hines when he jumped off theolden gate bridge many years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctors and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker in his case. >> i would have hesitated. i believe with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain, and they want to escape pain. a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall uh. it will. it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps, last year there were 14 teen suicides here, well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge each year. >> but some

. >> it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then it may have caught kevin hines when he jumpedy years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctor and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker in his case. >> i would have hesitated uh, i believe, with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain, and they want to escape pain. a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall. uh- it will. it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transport district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps last year there were 14 suicides here. >> well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge. each year. but some have questioned the projec

. >> it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then, may have caught kevin hines when he jumped offen gate bridge. many years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctor and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker in his case. >> i would have hesitated, i believe, with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain, and they want to escape pain. >> a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall. uh it will it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transport district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps last year there were 14 suicides here. >> well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge. each year. but some have questio

. >> it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then may have caught kevin hines when he jumped off the golden gate bridge many years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctors and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker in his case. >> i would have hesitated. i believe with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain. pain, and they want to escape pain. a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall uh- it will. it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. >> and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps last year there were 14 suicides here, well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge each year. bu

this is a big milestone for people like kevin hines. he's been advocating for more preventative measures for 20 years. hines jumped from the bridge when he was 19 years old and is one of the few who survived the fall. he believes the net would have made a difference. >> i would have hesitated. i believe with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> others aren't so sure this project was worth it. doctor john s cruz wrote a column questioning the lack of data on regional suicide rates. after these types of measures are put in place, he believes people may just go to other places, as i have not seen convincing evidence that we're actually going to be saving that many lives, or that the several hundred million invested this way was the best way of saving the most lives. the golden gate transportation district, which manages the bridge, says their data shows the net is already working last year, while the net was still under construction, there were 14 sui

. >> it's a steel net, one that if it had existed, then it may have caught kevin hines. >> when he jumped the golden gate bridge. many years ago, a move that he says he instantly regretted. hines, though, was one of the few who survived, crediting the coast guard doctor and a sea lion that he named herbert for saving him. he believes this steel net would have been a difference maker. in his case. >> i would have hesitated, i believe, with enough time for patrol officers to wonder, why is that kid just standing there, leaning over the rail, crying his eyes out? >> people who come to the bridge to harm themselves are in a tremendous amount of pain, and they want to escape pain. a fall into the net is one that will be painful. it is stainless steel. it's a 20 foot fall uh- it will. it will be incredibly painful and may cause injury. >> and while paolo schwartz of the golden gate bridge highway and transport district admits that the steel net might not stop all jumps, last year there were 14 suicides here, well below the 30 that are usually seen at the golden gate bridge. >> each year. but so