had reached out for help to police in newport. and they told the newport naval base. you heard deb say look it appears clear that that naval base somehow that didn't get passed all the way up the chain at the navy. would you agree that's going to be the verdict here? >> i would agree. i'm sure they probably tried to do something, maybe there was documentation put down about the report from the police officers. but it could be that hasn't gone all the way up the chain there. it may be there's a dozen layers after the the base that have to approved the report that goes out. maybe there's medical personnel that come in once a week or something and have to review it because it deals with the medical, psychological aspect of a person that's working there. i don't know what the layers are. in a bureaucracy as big as dod you're going have a lot of players. those layers slow down the transfer of information. unfortunately in this case that information was slowed down to the point of causing a lot of lives. >> now i want to ask you about something joe johns was reporting on th

it's from newport, rhode island, from just a few weeks ago. officer number 364 said that he and his partner, another officer got a call at just before 6:30 in the morning last month, it was august 7, a wednesday morning. they were called to the marriott hotel in newport, rhode island on what they call a harassment report. upon arriving on the scene, aaron alexis said that he was a naval contractor who had flown in for work. he explained to the officers that he got into a verbal am ter indication with an unknown party in the airport. he believed that the individual who he got in the argument with had sent three people to follow him and to keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations into his body. he stated that he first heard them while talking to them through a wall while at the residence inn in middletown. he then packed up and went to a hotel at the navy base, but this there he heard them talking to him through the walls, through the floor and through the ceiling. he then moved to his third hotel and he is at the marriott. the re

in this training exercise in newport news, virginia, police respond to a shooter where 200 volunteers play the role of scared shoppers, the dead and wounded. as you see here, police don't wait. they quickly go in, locate and confront the shooter. across the country, the police training for attacks on soft targets, malls, hotels, schools. run to the gunfire, engage. concerns here at home have been mounting since the devastating 2008 attack in mumbai, india, where terrorists overran hotels and shopping centers. captain robert balista is s.w.a.t. team commander in maryland and he says patrolmen will come to malls under attack ready for heavy-duty fighting.

he was only in newport for a couple days, best we can tell.hort slice of that time, he actually did stay at the naval station in one of our on-base hotels as well. >> usis did the background check on aaron alexis. they also did the background check on edward snowden who while what he did can't be compared to what aaron alexis did, i think we can agree he should have had no access to classified information. why does the government still use usis? it seems to me like they are not doing a very good job. >> as you know, they are being investigated for exactly that right now. i'm not -- i don't know how the contracting system works between the government and usis but clearly we have grave concerns. this is as you pointed out, the second one so it does raise some serious questions and those questions are being asked. >> the "washington post" reports that investigators are looking into whether some sort of workplace dispute had anything to do with this shooting. do you know if any of the individuals that alexis killed were targeted specifically or is

the gunman called newport, rhode island police. he said he was convinced three people were out to hurt him. he told police he never felt anything like this unquote and he believed his harassers were using some sort of microwave machine to send vibrations through the ceiling penetrating his body, this was august in newport. he changed hotels three times t. voices of the people coming through the floor and ceiling didn't go away. if shooter believed his harassers were sent by someone he argued with from virginia to rhode islandch he told police he did not have a history of mental illness in the family and never had a mental episode. it's at this time, ander zorn, he goes to a big facility if rhode island and also in washington, d.c., we are learning he was treated for sleep-related disorders. newport police were so concerned they contacted their counterparts at the naval station, specifically one of their contractors was hearing voices. they sent a copy of that incident report t. officer on doubt said it would be followed up the but

days later, alexis called police in newport alexis called police in newport rhode island and said her an incident at a virginia airport. >> some people who are offering from a mental health problem or issue have nowhere to go. >> reporter: more details about what happened here at the navy yard on monday. the fbi said alexis carried a bag with a sawed off shotgun inside. when he started his rampage he shot his victims at random. aaron alexis ran out of ammunition and began to use a gun he stole from a security guard he shot and killed. alexis himself was killed in a shootout with police. john and diana. >> thank you. >>> republican-backed measure that would cut $40 billion from the nation's food stamp program has been passed in the house. more than one in seven americans gets assistance from that program. democrats who oppose the bill say the cuts will mean 4 million people will lose their food stamps if the bill becomes law. it now must be reconciled with the senate bill which calls for under $5 billion in cuts. >>> an appeals court overturned the laundering conviction of former texa

newport naval had no comment, they referred us to the fbi in d.c. fbi also not commenting, but a big question as to whether someone at a navy base knew there was a problem with one of their contractors. wolf? >> seems like there was blunder after blunder. we will speak to the chief spokesman for the u.s. navy, got lots of questions for rear admiral john kirby. he will join us live later in "the situation room." thanks very much, deb. >>> the bloody rampage at the navy yard is raising serious questions about security. now as first reported by cnn's barbara starr, the pentagon is confirming that defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering this review of physical security and access at all u.s. military installations worldwide. meanwhile, we're also learning about the mass shooting and the gun battle after aaron alexis entered the navy yard. let's bring in our justice reporter, evan perez, had has been doing excellent reporting. you are learning about what exactly happened in that encounter. >> that's right, wolf. shortly after 8:00, when this all went d

of more concern is the incident that happened in newport because in this situation the newport policeich i realize is your neck of the woods, and they've got a very good police department there. they notified the base police of the problem. they told them this individual is a contractor. and what the base police should have done was notify navy criminal investigative service, mcis. somebody dropped the ball. either the base police dropped the ball or mcis dropped the ball. >>elisabeth: in terms of tracking mental illness, that becomes difficult; correct? what's the future here in terms of reevaluating the system? >> we need to bite the bullet and come up with a centralized data base for mental health. i'm not talking should be limited access. it should be access for people that are doing security clearances, law enforcement employment, and also in gun checks. if that had been the case, then this individual might have been stopped from giving a -- getting a gun. another problem is he got out in january of 2011 and only began treatment with the v.a. last month. now, again, i don't know

newport authorities contacted naval station police, but it is unclear if the military took any actionrs with his parents in new york city. authorities seized his rental car in washington and began to pour over his laptop computer recovered at the washington hotel where he had been staying. the suspect's last ten years is a story of gun play, run ins with the law and trouble with his military commanders. it began in 2004 when he fired shots into the tires of a construction worker's car in a fit of rage. prosecutors say police never passed along the case. his problems continued. he was cited for at least eight military infractions from 2007 to 2011 ranging from unexcused absences to insubordination. in 2008, he was arrested in georgia for disorderly conduct. two years later, he was accused of firing his gun into the ceiling of his apartment. despite all of this, alexis went to work for a government computer contractor at the navy yard. using a secret security clearance he received after joining the navy. he came to washington on august 25th, only 17 days after hearing those voices. pres

. >> reporter: we know alexis told the newport police last month he was hearing voices. now the v.a. says when he later sought treatment twice he said only that he was having trouble sleeping. the newport police told local nay vi authorities what happened but the navy said that was never reported any further up the chain of command, brian. >> pete williams in the d.c. newsroom on the case tonight. >>> the economic news today sent the stock market soaring but it wasn't necessarily good news for everybody in the rest of the country. the long and short h of it is this. the american economy is not doing well enough to be left alone. after first saying the recovery was gaining strength, the head of the federal reserve, ben bernanke today decided to keep going with economic stimulus to try to encourage job and economic growth. both the dow and s&p closed at record highs as a result. good news for anybody with a 401(k). mortgage rates are expected to drop but the fed believes the american economy still need s a continuing infusion of $85 billion a month. there are growing conce

newport investigators took a report and gave it to local navy police.apparently was never passed up the chain of command. after the newport episode, alexis sought help at two hospitals operated by the department of veterans affairs. government records show on august 23, alexis visited a v.a. emergency room in providence, complaining of insomnia. he received medication to help him sleep. then five days later, on october 28, he refilled the sleep aid prescription at a v.a. medical center in washington. the department of veterans affairs also revealed that alexis was on partial disability for orthopedic issues and ringing in his ears. he received disability benefits totaling $395 a month. his family has claimed that alexis had also sought and received treatment for mental health issues. but the v.a. said it had no record of alexis receiving that kind of care. in a statement the v.a. said, "he never sought an appointment from a mental health specialist." now, the f.b.i. still does not have a motive for the shootings, scott. investigators say so far, they fo

the police said they sent the report to the newport naval base.ut pentagon officials said it never went up the chain of command. soon after alexis did go to two v.a. hospitals but complained of and was treated for insomnia. >> if mental health care was provided in the routine systematic way that general medical care was, ideally we would have expected that he would have been identified, diagnosed and offered treatment much earlier. >> reporter: in fact, the nonprofit treatment advocacy center gives more than half the states a grade of c or below in their efforts to help the mentally ill before they might commit a crime. >> we can't arrest people just because they're psychotic. they shnl be arrested any more than we would arrest someone with a heart attack. but they should get treatment. >> reporter: while most people with mental illness never turn to violence, mental health advocates say half or more of those responsible for mass shootings in recent years have suffered from a serious mental illness. dr. michael stone of columbia university has stu

taking a hard look in newport.st at which time he stayed in two different hotels in town, a very, very short period of time on the base. right now indications are that the concerns expressed by the newport police were given to the naval station security, but state thad well again. we're looking at this heart. we're trying to figure out what, if anything, should be done differently. there's an issue of security clearance, government wide. uses which does the majority of clearances and in this case did, as well as in the case of edward snowden, so it's a big issue. there's an ig into whether this company was cutting corner, not adequately following up. he had a low level clearance but it was a pass he carried with him for ten years. >> right. under the way the system used to work, and there's been changes since then, once you get a secret level clearance back then in 2008 when it was awarded, it was good for 10 years. it would have been automatically revoked if he had been unemployed after the navy for two years or m

ah, but they did an even after the newport, rhode island police encountered a man -- and that police department notified the navy that they had a contractor on their hands with serious, active mental problems. and they faxed them the report and even after naval station police say they would look swoo it, apparently, no one did or if they did, nothing happened. nothing triggered any problem on his employment as a contractor. nothing triggered any problem with his security clearance or background checks. nothing triggers any problem with him having continued access to u.s. naval facilities. none of the arrests, none of the misconduct problems that he had while in the navy, which you think the navy might know about. none of his weapons charges, nothing. nothing happened and now, less than six weeks after newport, rhode island police called the navy to tell them they had a guy on their hands who thought he was being screamed out through the microwave, less than six weeks from that notification from the police department to the navy, 12 people are dead and so is he. >> my colleague last n

on august 7th, at 6:00 am, alexis called the newport police in rhode island and began a bizarre tale -- documented in a police report obtained by abc news. he claimed after an argument at a virginia airport, an unidentified person had -- "sent three people to follow him and to keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations to his body" through a "microwave machine." he switched hotels three times that night, trying to escape the voices. newport authorities contacted naval station police, but it is unclear if the military took any action. today fbi officials would not talk about his mental state. >> can you give us any guidance on whether this young man was seeking any psychological treatment? >> i can't comment on that at this time. >> reporter: friends never thought he was dangerous. >> right now, i'm really crushed inside because it just wasn't the aaron that i knew that would do this. >> reporter: overnight, the fbi spent four hours with his parents in new york city and authorities seized his rental car in washington and began pouring over his laptop, recovered at the was

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for years newport lagged behind hamptons. new money went elsewhere. its shine. this house just sold for $14 million, called wild acre, built in 1902 and built by one of the heirs of the campbell's soup fortune. the most expensive was sold for $17 million in 2006. what make this is property so cool is the land and history. it's 180,000 square house, classic gables and peaks and 2.5 acres overlooking the atlantic. also has a private dock, terraces, infinity pool, greenhouses, guest houses. up more than 50% from the peak. newport, which is kind of like old school, old money, now some of the new money saying, hey, for my money, i can get a lot of house and some great seaside views compared to the hamptons. >> we're talking new money, what kind of person is going to buy something like that? >> larry ellison bought a different house for around $10 million. he's ficking it up as a museum to put his artwork in. tech guys, wall street guys, financier guys. >> i'm disappointed you didn't do that in an english accent. >> i'm disappointed lady cybill died. she wa

we reached out to the newport naval station. they referred us to the fbi, who has no comment. we also spoke to a source with direct knowledge of this case, jake. he says that apparently alexis did try to get help at the v.a. facility in rhode island back in august as well, the same time as this encounter. jake? >> another red flag completely missed by the military. thank you so much. as the nation struggles with the aftermath of the massacre carried out by aaron alexis, people closest to him are trying to square his actions with the man they thought they knew. alexis moved from place to place in recent years but we know that he spent a good deal of time in ft. worth, texas. that's where he became friends with michael, who joins us now. thanks for being with us. what's the first thing that went through your mind when you saw alexis' face on tv yesterday afternoon? >> yes, sir. i appreciate you asking me that. first of all, just to let you know, my heart goes out to all the innocent victims and i just never would have seen anything like this coming with aaron. he didn't seem lik

newport authorities warned navy station police about the behavior. >> there should have been some kind health assessment done in order to determine the severity of these hallucinati hallucinations. >> reporter: august 23rd, he goes to a v.a. hospital and another one here on august 28th complaining of insomnia. last monday, alexis goes to work at the navy yard only to explode in an episode of wanton violence. for "this week," pierre thomas, washington. >>> peter chiarelli joins us. mark is a member of sandy hook promise. and dr. richard besser. i want to start as we sit here in the shadow of the navy yard in the very building where 12 people lost their lives earlier this week, with you, dr. besser, you called this -- when we were talking a little earlier, a predictable surprise and yet, nothing has been done. >> yeah, i mean n public health, there is this term called predictable surprise, it's to l totally preservable. events like this are preventable if you understand what the root causes are, but as a nation, we're not taking those steps to really understand that. we're going to see t

he called the newport, rhode island, police.ey sent three people to follow him and keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations through his body. they contacted naval station police who determined at that point in time alexis was not a threat to himself or others. >> when someone is in a position where they have access to information and facilities because of their clearances, a mental health issue or problem can be extremely serious and it would need to be addressed right away. >> alexis' grieving mother spoke out she had no answers. >> i don't know why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask him. to the families of the victims, my heart is broken. >> last month aaron alexis sought help for insomnia at two veterans' hospitals. on both visits he asked if he was struggling with anxiety or depression or if he had thoughts on hurting others or himself. on both visits he said no. >>> a couple of big business men in trouble beginning with infomercial pitch men, kevin trudeau. he's in custody for violating a court

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navy yard monday, aaron alexis told police in newport, rhode island, that he heard voices speaking togh the walls of his hotel room and felt vibrations in his body. police turned the case over to the local navy station in newport but there's no evidence the report was passed on. joining me is democrat rhode island congressman david sisilini. you've been an outspoken advocate against illegal guns. but as far as we know right now, alexis obtained his weapons perfectly legally. what kind of legislation could have averted this tragedy? >> there's current pending legislation that would have fixed the broken background check system. it would make sure that every single sale of a firearm is subject to a background check so that all of the private sales, gun show sales which currently do not go through the background check system, that every sale of a firearm go through a background check. the second part is to fix the broken system, to be sure all of the information is inputted into the system so that it's accurate so people that are criminals and people with mental i'llness can't purchase o

hace un mes llamÓ a la policÍa en newport road aislando. y o no lo dejaban dormir.o. en los alrededores de la casa de la familia del responsable, de la masacre en washington. los vecinos de esta comunidad diversa y multicultural, no salen de su asombro y consternaciÓn por lo ocurrido. no solo aquÍ en esta comunidad. en cualquier parte, no estamos seguros. en ninguna parte. simplemente todo el mundo estÁ conmocionado y la verdad, es algo bien difÍcil, sÉ que su familia estÁ pasando por un momento bien difÍcil. en esta casa, viven la madre de aarÓn alexis, su hermana y cuÑado. quien trataba de explicar a la prensa, que la familia estÁ muy afectada por lo que pasÓ. nadie anticipÓ que esto ocurrirÍa y toda la familia se siente muy dolida por los familiares, de las 12 vÍctimas, dice. las autoridades han determinado, que entre los antecedentes con la justicia, figura que en el 2010. y disparÓ de su apartamento. hacia el techo. una vecina casi resulto resulta herida al ser investigado su excusa fue que limpiaba su arma y se disparÓ. en mayo del 2004 lo arrestaron en seattl

. >> just last month there was an incident in newport, rhode island. alexis called police there on august 7th to say he was hearing voices and that people were talking him and using a microwave to send vibrations into his body. [laughter] >> jon: this is why i use a hibachi. [laughter] because when it tells me to kill people, it speaks in a language i don't understand. so if only all our law enforcement systems had been able to communicate with one another and share all this very pertinent information, a reasonable might conclude the shooter never would have gotten his hands on that shotgun. unless that reasonable person is familiar with our nation's background gun check laws. >> under the gun control act, this individual was not prohibited from purchasing firearms. he wasn't a convicted felon. he was not an illegal alien. he was not dishonorably discharged from the military, nor was he found mentally defective by a court,t, so therefore he was able to go into a gun store and buy a gun. >> jon: get it. even if the gun store owner was aware that this gu

it was only three days later that alexis would call newport rhode island police with a bizarre storybout hearing voices and being under surveillance after an altercation at a virginia airport. >> some of these people who really are suffering from a ment h

el 7 de agosto en newport rhode island. de microondas. las voces le hablaban a travÉs de las paredes, el piso o el techo. >>> la armada no hizo nada por retirar retirarle. >>> hubo seÑales preocupantes hubo muchas seÑales de alarma ¿por quÉ mo nsereko no zaoern? son preguntas importantes difÍciles. ha ordenado que un panel independiente investigue. este ex portavoz es del pentÁgono dice que un problema es que el departamento de defensa, contrata a otros para el proceso de autorizaciones de acceso. >>> nuevamente son contratistas trabajando por el gobierno yo creo que el sistema para revisar eso estÁ mal. >>> un reporte del inspector general, revela que la seguridad naval ha surgido porque tratan de economizar, algo que la armada negÓ. - nosotros no recortamos dinero de la seguridad. >>> no sÉ por que hizo lo que hizo y no podrÉ preguntarle aarÓn estÁ en un sitio donde no puede lastimar a nadie y me satisface. mi corazÓn estÁ roto, agregÓ. se es disculpÓ con los familiares de las vÍctimas. >>> el presidente obama asistiÁa el

my understanding that that was reported to the newport military base. don't know what was done with that information, but as you point out, so many flags in the process, and yet those -- it just all slipped through the cracks, unfortunately. >> and i can confirm for you, yes, our reporting is that the police in rhode island did call that navy base. but we don't know at this point, either, what that navy base did. how high up in the navy that report went about aaron alexis hearing voices. i guess the question to you, though, chairman mccaul so what is wrong at the navy? is this something you can blame on oh, they're using outside contractors to do a lot of this screening? whether it be for basic background checks or security clearance? or is it something more significant than that? >> well, there's a high demand for clearances on the outside. with the contractors, but clearly, in this case, you know here's the big issue, erin, that concerns me. is we know that al qaeda and terrorist groups would love to infiltrate or radicalize or find someone that has t

police were called to the marriott in newport, rhode island, by aaron alexis himself. had followed him to three different hotels that he had checked into that night. and he told police in the police incident report, quote, alexis first said that the three individuals were speaking to him through the floor. then alexis stated that the voices were coming through the ceiling. alexis stated that the individuals are using some sort of micro wave machine to send vibrations through the ceiling, penetrating his body, so he cannot fall asleep. he refused to elaborate to the cops on what those voices were saying to him. but he did tell them he was working as a contractor at the naval air station in newport. so cops sent their report across to officials at that naval air station. but it appears, bill, that no further action was taken. bill? >> his family says he was traumatized after being involved in rescue efforts on 9/11. what about that? >> yeah, his father told cops that he had been on the scene as a first responder on 9/11. now we have checked into whether this was true or

. >> reporter: we know that alexis told the newport police last month that he was hearing voices. now the va says he said he was only having trouble sleeping. they did tell the navy what happened. the navy says that was never reported any further of the chain of command. >> thanks. >>> the economic news today sent the stock market soaring, but it wasn't necessarily good news for everybody and the rest of the country. the long and short of it is this -- the american economy is not doing well enough to be left alone. after saying it was gaining strength, the head of the federal reserve decided to keep going with economic stimulus to try to encourage job and economic growth. both the dow and the nasdaq closed at record highs. mortgage rates are expected to drop, but the fed believes the american economy still needs a continuing infusion of $85 million a month. and there are growing concerns that a potential government shut down in washington will do even more damage. now across the border. >>> near ottawa today, a terrible crash between a passenger train and a double-decker bus. surv

the police say they relayed word of the incident to the newport naval station. all of which, left the chain of command looking for answers. >> obviously, when you go back in hindsight and look at all this, there were some red flags, of course there were. and should we have picked them up? why didn't we? how could we have? all of those questions need to be answered. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the gunman's motive remained a mystery. but from her home in brooklyn, new york, cathleen alexis issued a brief audio statement, apologizing for her son's actions. >> woodruff: there was word today that a memorial service for the victims is set for sunday. president obama plans to attend. we'll have more on all of this and other issues in an interview with defense secretary hagel, right after the other news of this day. >> ifill: the federal reserve will not dial back its economic stimulus program, just yet. in a surprise move, the central bank announced today it plans to continue buying billions of dollars of bonds, to hold down interest rates. fed chairman ben bernanke said i

about 77,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into a three-mile stretch of newport bay. that is nasty.d along the shore telling people they shouldn't enter that water because it could cause illness. the department of o environmental health says bacteria levels nein that water near storm drains have very high. no word on when it may reopen. >>> a whole lot of sand will be soon pumped tont shoreline right here in the bay area starting this month. crews will haul in 82,000 cubic yards of sand to robert crown memorial state beach in alameda. the $5 million project will restore the beach to what it was some 26 years ago. all the storms and a rise in sea level has really changed that landscape since way back. work expected to be done by november. >>> a popular san francisco restaurant is reopening for business today throwing an e. coli outbreak over the weekend. public health officials say 14 people got sick after eating at burma assumer star on clement street in the richmond district. nine of those people fell ill after eating there august 16 or 17. the restaurant's owner issued a statement

august 7th alexis called a newport rhode island police claiming after an argument in an airport an unidentified person had sent three people to follow him, and keep him awake to keep him awake. he switched hotels three times that week trying to escape the voices. he had been cleared -- it's unclear if the military took action. friends say they're shocked at what he in washington. >> he was a real jokester doing stuff to make people laugh. >> law enforcement officials trying to piece together a motive. police searched what is thought to be his rental car found at the navy yard and search aid nearby hotel. a somber crowd over washington today, flags flew at half staff. at washington nationals game just blocks from td yard players wore navy caps skb a moment of silence for victims. the pentagon will review security and access at all defense department facilities around the world. >> do we know more about the weapons? >> officials said today that he walked into the navy building with a shotgun. and might have picked up a handgun. they're trying to figure out how he did that. they said contrary to r

it's not clear he ever told the va about that, but the newport police did pass that on to the navy. the question is, what did the navy do with that. that's something the navy and fbi are looking at. >> thank you so much. you'll remember that after newtown, it was so close, the president fell just six votes short of a background check bill, now, president obama is again calling on congress to do something about guns. >> taking steps that are within my control. the next phase now for congress to go ahead and move. the overwhelming majority of the american people understand there's some common sense gun safety laws that we can put in place. that could prevent some of this tragedy from happening. it's not going to prevent all violence. >> this is just one more thing to add to the president's second term crowded agenda including rolling out his signature health care law, keeping the government running and immigration reform. he hit on most of those topics with a friend of the show, jose. i want to bring in matt welch, bob herbert, a distinguished senior fellow and former columnist at "th

>> that's right, according to the newport rhode island police department, they were called on august 7th by aaron alexis who complained that there were voices in his hotel rooms and changed hotel rooms twice, couldn't get away from voices and complained that somebody was using what he called a microwave machine to send vibrations preventing him from sleeping. the newport police say they passed that onto the duty officers at the nearby naval installation because alexis told them he was working as a navy contractor. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski just reported that the navy has checked into this and they believe that that word was never passed beyond that naval station in rhode island, never reached naval officials at the navy headquarters in washington. >> all right, thank you for those details. joining me now from capitol hill, casey, you were on yesterday and obviously the continued conversation, background checks because he did manage to purchase a gun despite these episodes. the nra pushes back on background checks on every respect and every level it seems, but also m

we talked a lot about this report by the newport police who say they went to hem in early august and he was complaining about hearing voices. they passed that along to the navy. today our pentagon correspondent reports that the navy now says that word, that word of that newport police report was never passed beyond the base there. never got to officials in washington about these complaints that he was hearing voices and people were following him and he feared they were using what he called microwave machine to prevent his sleep. and that he feared for his safety. >> all right, pete williams, thanks for that reporting. it is such an important trade-off wanting to monitor this incident while not disincentivizing people from getting treatment. how do we balance public safety and mental health privacy? 38 keep some type of mental health registry and some are caller for stricter checks before buying guns or month robust ways to catch problem case. while employers can access credit score and ask potential candidates about criminal convictions, under the american with disabilities act they