they have a trauma or ptsd.remember the health visitor asking ifi remember the health visitor asking if i thought i was depressed and i saidi if i thought i was depressed and i said i did not think so and that was literally at. so what should happen if you are now saying professionals have to look out for symptoms of potential ptsd? in reality it's quite easy and quick to do but often we don't ask when and how was your bath and give them a space to tell the story of the birth. commonly people will say no one has asked me about this and in terms of screening we effectively screened for depression at the six week check. we effectively screened for depression at the six week checkm was not particularly effective in my case. i think it has changed and there is more of a focus on making ita there is more of a focus on making it a better experience for women but we are told some women don't have a six week czech or to tick box exercise. we need to look the key symptoms and empower who is doing that check to have an aw

the epidemic of ptsd that exists across the veteran community. as many as 20% of iraq and afghanistan veterans have ptsd. that is an issue that comes to the v.a. understanding this problem as something that will affect troops wherever they deploy. if there is conflict or any kind of difficulty to deal with. or just the job of soldiering. how is the army tackling this problem better to proactively fight it? sec. esper: i appreciate you bringing that up. it is beyond ptsd. it is a range of issues. we screen soldiers beforehand. when they deploy. when they come back. we have systems in place. we provide annual training in what we call resiliency to educate our soldiers about ptsd and mental health issues writ large. we make sure to remove any kind of stigma when it comes to mental health. we also have an area units what are called behavioral health specialists that the play with our units to work with soldiers before, during, and after deployment. to help them work through and talk through issues all of these , things are critical. it is not just ab

new research suggests as many as one in 25 experience ptsd after child birth, affecting around 30,000 the uk. our correspondent jamie coulson reports. that's mr... when anna gave birth to her daughter maisie, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. but when competition is led to an emergency caesarean section, it rapidly became one of the most frightening. there was a lot of people around me, they were kind of ripping my clothes off, ripping my jewellery off. i felt as if i was being attacked. in the weeks that followed, and develop symptoms of post—traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd, including vivid flashbacks and deep distress when reminded of the birth. many people may traditionally associate post—traumatic stress disorder with soldiers on the battlefield or that it is of violent crime. but for women who have had a traumatic birth, it can bejust crime. but for women who have had a traumatic birth, it can be just as real, and without help, can lead to long—term harm. research suggest 4% of women in the uk, or around 30,000 a year, develop ptsd after a dramatic eart

he was suffering from ptsd.e marines, and he spent some time in afghanistan from 2010 to 2011. is a setting missing at the borderline bar and grill, with college country night last night. it was estimated 100 or 200 people were inside when the line outside wrapped around the block, it was very loud and it was a very packed environment. there was a lot of confusion when bullets first starts to fly. we had a quick portion of one of the interviews with one of the witnesses. we will play that for you now. >> i was on the dance floor. i was dancing at the time. all my friends were at the table by the door. then i him shoot a couple more times. and it was just a split second where everyone yelled get down. everyone dog piled. it was silent for a couple seconds. they got up and started running toward the back door. they said get up, he is coming. so, it was huge panic. everyone started getting up. they trampled a couple times and person came behind me and lifted up and said let's go. and then i got a barstool thrown up

we are spending, as you know, i have given funding to the vets for ptsd and for general health of ptsd. it is a big problem. people come back and it is a horrible thing. when they come back they are never the same. [inaudible] i don'tt trump: well, like abusing any privilege, but when i see something that we should do, i always do that, yeah. i always do that. i believe you should. president trump: when it is a worthy situation, i believe it. >> will matt whitaker be involved in the russia probe? president trump: it's up to him. >> do you want to rein in marburg mueller -- robert mueller? president trump: what a stupid question. what a stupid question. but i watch you a lot, you always ask a lot of stupid questions. will you be signing the birthright citizenship executive order? eventually, and it will probably work its way up to the supreme court. birthright citizenship, probably works its way up to the supreme court. it will be signed. we want it a perfect document. because of the election and the delays in the election and whatever is going on in broward county -- or member the word

health for ptsd. it's a big problem. people come back, that's why it's a horrible thing, they come back, they're never the same. >> are you prepared to fly the flag at half mast? >> i don't like abusing any privilege, but when i see something that we should do, i always do that, yeah. i always do that. i believe you should. when it's a worthy situation, i do believe it. >> do you expect matt whitaker to be involved in the russia probe. do you want him to be involved? do you want him to rein in robert mueller? >> what a stupid question that is. what a stupid question. i watch you a lot. you ask a lot of stupid questions. >> executive order on birthright citizenship this week? >> other things have come up. we will be signing it soon. >> was it a political stunt? >> we're signing it. we're doing it. it will probably work its way up to the supreme court. birthright citizenship probably works its way up to the supreme court. it will be signed. we wanted a perfect document. because of the election and all o

but one of the things that helps me with ptsd is projects.ant projects. >> with long days on his hands, sean found comfort in the imaginary world of his childhood. he began to create and experiment with cast play, dressing up as pop culture and sci-fi characters. then he came across a community where he could perform as the very thing he loved as a child, an animal. when you first found out about the world of the furries, what about it appealed to you? >> the acceptance. oh, my god you're cool. let me give you a hug. just very supportive and very nurturing environment. >> through the online furry community sean found a way to move forward and come back to society through his persona bones. >> right now he's an art piece. >> right now he's an art piece but he's going to come to life. >> he'll let you know he's alive. >> who is captain bones >> he's a creation out of necessity to evolve myself, to give myself more confidence. when i become boons, he gets a lot of attention. boons has game. >> he's popular with the ladies? >> oh, yeah. it could

his mental health, a veteran, posally suffering from ptsd. mental health experts went to his home and cleared him. so what's the threshold then? >> so what we just heard here from the sheriff just outside where the crime actually happened behind us is the nightmare scenario for a law enforcement leader. he had to step to the microphones and first of all grieve the loss of one of his own, one of the sergeants here who bravely went in the building, trying to mitigate the threat, trying to rescue victims, and he obviously tragically lost his life. that's something the sheriff had to tell us about. he also had to tell us that the person responsible for this act had made contact with law enforcement. here in california, there's a 5150 law where if there's someone who is facing some kind of psychiatric issue, some kind of distress, authorities can actually commit that person to up to 72 hours for evaluation and longer, but it looks like it didn't meet the threshold here in this case. but that's going to be the subject of this review we know involvi

health for ptsd. a big problem. people come back, that's why it's a horrible thing, they come

derek: should there be more done for veterans returning with ptsd? mr. wilkie: that goes back to what i said earlier about secretary mattis' efforts and my efforts to try to catch the signs of this before a veteran leaves the service, but also goes back to what i said about my trip to alaska, that is illustrative in this case, and i need help in finding those veterans who are not in our system. i will give you the suicide numbers. we are sadly only down to about 20. 20 veterans a day take their lives. 14 of those 20 are outside of the v.a. system. ptsd issues are just like those. we have to get those people into our system. so again, i do know what was happening with that person out in ventura. derek: mr. secretary, we have just two minutes left, so i will wrap up. before i give a final question, i would like to remind her -- our audience of upcoming events at the club. you're more than welcome to stop by and hang out. there is a newsmaker event on nasa's 25 year plan for humans to inhabit mars. on a november 13, a headliners book event with joanna breye

when it comes to the ptsd elements, we have veterans who have suffered from ptsd. incredibly heart dieching how many veterans a day from self-inflicted wounds with a gun b because they have access to o guns. amy: we're talking something like 17 veterans a day kill themselves? >> i have heard numbers above 20 veterans today. it is part of the reason i got involved with moms demand action for gun sense in america as a vet, to know my fellow veterans are in situations where they are so devastated by what happened to them while they were serving in the military or maybe even not while in the military, but ,ave these mental challenges are so stressed that they feel they want to take their own lives. fromlso, not to steer away the veteran aspect of it or the military aspect of it, we have this issue with americans all over the country, whether they served or not. we have this issue with students and youth who live in urban environments where gun violence is the reality of every single day. so this is an issue we have to address across the country. this is an issue where

>> well, they talked about ptsd. have had some kind of mental health issue, and this is becoming very pervasive over the last several years, and what i've experienced as far as working these types of cases in the private sector is it's very difficult to get somebody who has some kind of mental health issue to acknowledge they have the issue and to voluntarily agree to treatment. that's one of the biggest problems. from what we've seen, the mother may have been having that kind of issue with her son, trying to get him to seek some help. and if he didn't want to do it and he wasn't committing a crime there really wasn't much that could be done at that point. >> steve, it's been two weeks since the kentucky shooting, the pittsburgh synagogue, the yoga shooting this past weekend and then this. is the coverage of all this contributing, is there some guy in his mother's basement who may have some ptsd issue that's watching this sort of coverage and saying -- and it acting as a trigger for them? >> i really think that the i

this time maybe it's ptsd, maybe it's gun-control. ptsd doesn't make you do that. a gray area. it's hard to define, hard to recognize. it's tragic. but i don't want to blame that. i want to blame the evil of this man. that's actually what happened. i do not think his experience in the military made him do this. i would never blame his experience in the military but i think there was truly something inside of him that made him do this. it's inexplicable to do good people. i wish we had better answers. >> martha: the seal you knew, we also lost someone in our fox family. one of our former reporters who was here for years and years lost his knees it was really a terrific strategy, all of it. on a more positive note, we wish her well as you go to washington watch saturday night live this week and watch what happens. may be you will get your millions of dollars. coming up next, a woman's wave is about to crash to the capital after a record number of women elected to congress. it's a special edition tonight of ladies' night here on "the story" coming up next. a once-in-f

he because former marine treated for ptsd. we are live in the news room with new information, katie. >> law enforcement worked to notify a family of the victims. they haven't identified any of those victims. they ahave released about the suspected gunman. >> it appears he walked up to the scene. he shot the security guard. he stepped inside. it appears he turned to the right and shot several of the other security and employees there and then began opening fire. >> ventura county sheriff idea if i had him as ian david long. he entered the bar around 11:20 and opened fire using a .45 caliber glok handgun. >> this weapon did have an extended magazine on it. we do not know at this time how many rounds were in the weapon or how many rounds the magazine could actually hold. >> it is unclear how he targeted the club which is possible. the sheriff says he was the victim of a battery at another bar in 2015 but no known connection to borderline. wednesday night is college night and the place was packed with students. >> we haven't confi

ptsd issues are just like those. we have to get those people into our system. so again, i do know what was happening with that person out in ventura. >> mr. secretary, we have just two minutes left, so i will wrap up. before i give a final question, i would like to remind her -- remind our audience of upcoming events at the club. you are more than welcome to stop by and hang out. there is a newsmaker event on nasa's five-year plan for humans to inhabit mars. on a november 13, a headliners book event with joanna breyer. on the 18th, a newsmaker event on impeachment and indictment of the 25th amendment. you don't have to show up for that one. [laughter] and on november 15, a headliners book event with the legendary marvin cal. mr. secretary, in a tradition we have here at the national press club is to prevent our speakers with a gift that falls well under your gift limits. don't worry about it at all. our traditional national press club mug. [laughter] sec. wilkie: didn't you give more in the 60's, 70's and 80's? [laughter] >> there are strict gift limits. what c

we'll see you next t >> well, they talked about ptsd.active shooters that have had some kind of mental health issue, and this is becoming very pervasive over the last several years, and what i've experienced as far as working these types of cases in the private sector is it's very difficult to get somebody who has some kind of mental health issue to acknowledge they have the issue and to voluntarily agree to treatment. that's one of the biggest problems. from what we've seen, the mother may have been having that kind of issue with her son, trying to get him to seek some help. and if he didn't want to do it and he wasn't committing a crime there really wasn't much that could be done at that point. >> steve, it's been two weeks since the kentucky shooting, the pittsburgh synagogue, the yoga shooting this past weekend and then this. is the coverage of all this contributing, is there some guy in his mother's basement who may have some ptsd issue that's watching this sort of coverage and saying -- and it acting as a trigger for them? >> i rea

in some cases they are suffering, they don't wanting to to the va and get ptsd treated because they't want to prevent a future employment opportunity because of something in health book. heather: interesting. >> a lot of people want to come back and be in law enforcement but you don't want to have long ptsd history in record book because it can hurt getting job, it's a complicated issue, one thing i've seen great success on veterans becoming entrepreneurs, there are good programs, helping veterans putting together business, growing business, greater awareness would allow veterans to benefit from them and when a veteran owns the company you see more veterans getting hire. heather: good for everyone, final word here. >> we look at 3% growth in gdp, it's having phenomenal on not just military members but as a country as whole and the military members are able to capitalize on this moving forward and it goes back to the president's agenda if not just the military but putting america first and he's clearly demonstrating that madel and we have been ripping the benefits of his success. hea

the gunman was a28-year-old marine corps veteran with ptsd.an hear from his roommate aheadton they" show. >> the trump administration announced new plans to make it more difficultor immigrants to request asylum. it comes as they geto closer the u.s.-mexico thborder. e new rules are a direct challenge to federal law and the aclu i vowing to sue. >> 17th street at the national mall is closed today. b that's rightween constitution and independence avenues. 's all so that workers cano a levey assembly test. the road is set to reopen around 4:00 this afternoon. >> the blue and yellow lines will shutdown for repairs. >> more rain today. maybe as much as an inch. windy and chilly tomorrow. more rain tuesday. more chill early nextweek. the college football forecast, lahoma-oklahoma state. nice weather for a sooner win. >> look at that, a sign crushes a car. no injuriesat pretty amazing, but slow on the beltway all around because of the rain. >> that's the news for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. enjoy your day

but you suggested, he might be a victim of ptsd. supposedly he was in combatn afghanistan. that was about a half dozen years ago. nonetheless it was there. we lose on average, 20 veter a day. 20 military veterans, either currently in the military or who had beenarn the milit to suicide on a dailyis bas here in the united states. ptsd in many cases, pression, is at the root of this. t we have look at some dy, thisindividual. and please know, i'm not trying to give him any reason to commit a shooting.it was a terrible thing to takeac e. but his mother even suggested she was afraid of him. he had trashed this house, barricade inside, fired shot. they wanted to see if he had anl ment problems and they said nothing he would hurt himself or any others. r, he commits mass murder. we have to come up with a way. >> thank you. there is still so much we don't know about the shooting. we'll continue to update u. a special edition at 7:00. >> we have this jusoming in. a federal appeals court ruling anonymously. they cannot end the so-called dreamers act. th circuit court makes it clear.

the ptsd issues are just like those. we have to get those people into our system. don't know what was happening with that person out in ventura. mr. secretary, we have just humans left so i'll wrap up. before i give the final question, i would like to remind the audience is about upcoming events, you are more than welcome to stop by and hang out. [laughter] we have a newsmaker event for nasa's planned for humans to inhabit mars. eventswhatever 13th, a headlig's book event. 15th, a newsmaker event on impeachment and indictment, you have a for that one -- you don't have to show up for that. and on november 15, a headliner book of and. -- event. the tradition we have is to present our speakers with a speak that falls well under your gift limit. .on't worry about it at all our traditional national pet -- press club mug. >> did you give more in the 70's and 80's? >> there are gift limits. >> peter o'toole got all kinds of stuff when he came here. >> well if you come back, you will get another one. [laughter] [applause] secretary, i understand that you are a big fan of w

difficult, but it could have a daily to service animals can provide support for those who suffer from ptsd and more kate rogers has more >> kiss. there. >> reporter: like so many people, matt has a special bond with his dog jason but for rabler jason is much more than a companion, he means freedom. >> independence. independence on a level you wouldn't believe if i was on the road and drop my car keys, there would be no one around, who's going to help me my service dog will. >> reporter: the veteran had his spinal cord damaged when a mortar round landed next to his position while serving as a marine in vietnam. jason is his third service dog the program has more than 2,200 active graduate twaems acroeamsh country and they're trained to respond to more than 40 demands. >> he picks up items anything from a credit card to something about five pounds, a bag of groceries or something like that and he can tug anything from a desk drawer, a mini fridge, a regular-size fridge, open the door reason, a door, and he can open those doorps as well. >> it cost about $50,000 to raise and train these dogs

the gunman an exmarine, whose neighbors said he struggled with ptsd.e chose a popular and last night a packed night spot to create carnage and chaos before turning the gun on himself. >> we've got to do something about the hate. and we've got to do something to just spread the love and reach out and help people and be patient with them. and understand them, because this will touch so many lives around our community. >> lou: indeed, around this nation. we'll have the latest on yet another senseless tragedy and what can be done to prevent such violence. also tonight, the key midterm races remain undecided. two days after election day in florida, that governor's race is now in dispute. the race between congressman ron desantis, the republican, and tallahassee mayor martha maccallum -- tallahassee mayor gullum going to recount. and we have the latest political developments and whether the highly polarized national politics means new rules are urgently required for increasingly aggressive hostile and white house press corps. and robert mueller reportedly pr

it reminds me of when i was depressed, cooped up, dealing with ptsd and anxiety. this tunnel kind of represents that dark period of time i went through. >> reporter: after 12 years in the army, david was forced to retire. injured in an accident, he was no longer deployable. >> you see stuff, you see things that stay with you. one day i just broke. all my symptoms just came. the sleepless nights, the nightmares, the cold sweats, the cramping. i didn't understand what was going on. i lost myself. >> reporter: david was suffering severe ptsd and withdrawals from pain pills. >> what's the point of living like this? >> i was afraid that he was going to take his life. >> reporter: it was his brother, ever, that took him to the v.a. to get treatment, but his troubles didn't end there. slowly the depression crept back in. he began hiking as a way to keep himself occupied. but he couldn't keep the bad thoughts at bay. >> i didn't know where else to go, i didn't know what else to do. i was feeling lonely again. i needed that camaraderie again. >> that's where mvp came in. >

when i got out of prison when i was a prisoner i had a lot of ptsd.i experienced things, part of being a prisoner is your institutionalized and you actually lose the ability to make choices if you don't exercise that function and when i got out, i dreamed of food in prison. when i first went to a restaurant i literally couldn't choose. for the first couple weeks i had other people choose for me because i would get stuck. also dealing -- being in a place like this, there is so much stimulation. i should say i was in isolation so it manifests differently for different people, different prisoners depending on their conditions but my brain would get exhausted by having to learn again how to filter what is important and what isn't. the thing i see with prisoners is you have to be hypervigilant in prison, prisons are violent. the tools, the way you survive is not work outside. in fact it gets you in trouble and it is hard for people to make the transition. a bad enough that it is difficult to get housing and work and all those things but there is a huge psy

in the weeks that followed, anna developed signs of post traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd, includingd of the birth. many people may traditionally associate post traumatic stress disorder with soldiers on the battlefield or victims of violent crime. but, for women who have had a traumatic birth, it can bejust as real. without help, it can lead to long—term harm. research suggests 4% of women in the uk, or around 30,000 a year, develop ptsd after a traumatic birth. experts believe many others could go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. women are currently being felled by the nhs in terms of the way that birth trauma is detected, diagnosed and treated. there is a lack of perinatal provision across the united kingdom and women simply are not able to access trauma informed services routinely. nhs england says any form of mental ill health is a concern but great strides have been made with 7000 more women treated last year and specialist mental health services planned throughout england. following treatment, hannah is now looking to the future instead of fearing the past. the headlines on bbc ne

is starting to look at it for ptsd and for traumatic brain injury, but if you look at a spec scan of ptsd it looks similar to a brain on alcohol or heroin and if it can fix that, why can't it fix that, so maybe the future of the city of angels is like the st. jude children's research hospital. we are talking about creating for our veterans a research institute for addictions. i call city of angels a small mom and pop non-profit, but we believe we do big things and it's because we've got big friends, mary, attorney general. >> while you're talking about that, too, i know you bring up about the recovery and extending that and i think that's such a critical area. i know that mary and the admiral has worked on it, too and how that's a very vulnerable situation that someone is in. i don't know if you want to address that quickly and go back to kevin? >> that's where we lost our son. everybody else goes to how many deaths, and reporting that. where are the overdoses? baltimore has a great program that is doing it and there are several around, and there is an app out there that shows you wh

. >> reporter: though deemed not to be a thought he might be suffering from ptsd. long served five years on the marine corps ipending eight to nine montthe marines discouraged in 2014. experts say ptsd can ma it difficult to process traumatic experiences, recovery can take years >> with traumatic events such as war, combat experiences, we get stuck on that. nightmares, flash backs, numbns, et cetera. ig> reporter: inveors say long used a .45 caler ock like this purchased legally from th gun shop but outfitted with a high-capacity magazine, largely illegal in california. >> i call this the tragedy tr. there is a mental health issue. there is firearms present or with easy access and some politi . >> reporter: neighbors say long was living with his mother since his divorce. investigators say the are no obvious links to terrorism. this has all the hallmarks of a disturbed individual, lester? >> tom costello, thanks. o,>> less than two weeks e were reporting from the scene of another mass shooting in pittsburgh. erin fact, folks, has been a mass shooting almost every da

and there are many people who do engage in mass shootings who do not have ptsd. so recently don't know what led to this dreadful event. we do know that it led to the death of those 11 and a sand bar goers last night and also to the death of sheriff sergeant ron helus, he was the first to arrive after the 911 calls started coming in at 11:20, he arrived within 3 minutes along with a couple of officers, sergeant helus was the first through the door, he came face-to-face with the shooter, he was hit by multiple bullets and died in the hospital earlier this morning. harris? >> harris: jonathan hunt, thank you so much. i know you've been talking with witnesses out there, let's hear from one more describing what now it took to come out alive. >> they were very loud gunshots, it was very clear what they were, it was definitely not the music. we got down because i heard people screaming, i am going to listen to whatever they tell me to do. there were strangers holding my hand saying "you're going to be okay." that's kind of what i take away from this, even though there's

possibly harming himself, one neighbor says, thoughts of ptsd involved. if you go and send the schedule mental health professional in the mental health professional checks the box, it's similar to what happened in the parkland shooter. this guy, he's off the charts insane and they give him a clean bill of health. these mental health professionals, i'm not blaming them but they have to address the modalities they are going through when they see is this person a threat? they are letting off a lot of people that then go out and shoot people. we have this guy, he was a machine gunner in afghanistan. he saw some nasty stuff. probably has done some nasty stuff. maybe you get a guy like this, if he's really seen a lot of action, and he's already a loner. we knew that. divorce, living with his mom, not a great matrix. maybe there's a mandatory mental health evaluation that you have to do at the va every single year if you have a profile like this. you go in, they check you out, they address your mental capacities, and then maybe they can sign off on something. ri

although the share river told us there were some inquiries about potential ptsd symptoms. now, of course, none of this necessarily explains why he did what he did, dana. mental health experts would tell you there are plenty of people who come back from combat with ptsd and obviously do not open fire in a mass shooting. there are plenty of people who do not have ptsd who do open fire, who have never seen combat in any way, shape or form. all part of the investigation, obviously, dana. >> dana: the sheriff said it was a horrific scene inside the bar. >> reporter: yeah. that was the precise word he used, horrific. he said when law enforcement personnel showed up in numbers, they found the entire bar, in his words, covered in blood. there were about 150 to 200 mainly young people. it was college night at the bar. they were there to drink, to dance, simply to have fun as they do regularly on wednesday nights at the borderline bar and grill. instead, they were caught up in this horrific act. many of them just had come face to face with the shooter and having to think fast about

mental health specialists cleared him but did discuss the possibility of ptsd.aw enforcement motorcade escorted the body of sheriffs sergeant ron helus from the hospital. he was the first officer inside the bar and was killed during the shootout. he was a husband and a father described by one colleague as a gentle soul. now at this hour the community is gathering to honor and to remember all of those lives that were lost. >> i know that they're just beginning their investigation here. but have you been able to uncover anything else about the shooters past? >> well what we know about the shooter is that he was formerly a marine and that he served from 2008 to 2013. and what both police and neighbors are telling us is that they were concerned and there were some red flags that he could have been suffering from ptsd. we are told that the police had visited to his home in the past for those very reasons with a mental health specialist and neighbors say that they often heard the gunman fighting and arguing with his mother. so again both on the police side and on neig

blamed on ptsd. >> almost 1000 canadian troops are buried there.e several veterans attending the sentiment -- the ceremony. >> president trump is in france for the commemoration as well. the white house says his trip to a cemetery was canceled due to rain. officials say the light rain and clouds prevented his helicopter from flying to the site. john kelly went in the president's place. the decision prompted an onslaught of criticism on twitter. >> the president of turkey says audio recordings have been listed in relation to the journalist. >> the fda is cracking down on smoking. the agency is reportedly looking to band men -- to ban menthol cigarettes. it would take at least one year to ban them and it would take an official year for the band to be enforced. the fda also plans to ban the -- to limit the sale of a cigarettes. data shows e cigarette smoking is an epidemic in teens nationwide. unofficial announcement is expected as soon as next week. >> holidays are almost here which means longer than normal weight times at airports. we will tell you

. >> reporter: though deemed not to be a threat, deputies thought he might be suffering from ptsd. long served five years on the marine corps, spending eight to nine months in afghanistan as a machine corporal in 2018. ptsd can make it hard to process traumatic experiences and can take years. >> with traumatic events, such as war, combat experiences, you get stuck on that, nightmares, flashbacks, numbness of feelings, et cetera. >> reporter: investigators say he used a .40 caliber glock 21 like this one, purchased legally in 2016 from this gunshot but outfitted with a high-capacity magazine, largely illegal in california. >> i call this the tragedy triangle. there's a mental health issue, there's firearms present or with easy access, and then there's some police action. >> neighbors say long had been living with his mother for several years since his divorce. investigators say there are no obvious links to terrorism. this has all the hallmarks of a disturbed individual. lester? >> all right, tom costello. thank you. less than two weeks ago, just less than two weeks ago, we were rep

to coach me and how to be the best i can be, you know, ptsd is not just about combat vets.t's life in general for everybody. cumulatively, life stress sores add up and one day they come up and bite you. it's just liken injury. we have to get ourselves well. >> reporter: he wants first responders to k nw they are alone. that's why he started showing this raw and emotional video at all police station roll calls back in january. >> i felt it's time that my little world waub much better off without me in it. >> ourur bodies, minds were not built tond withstand a hold all wend see endure on a daily basis. c like going through fire. you're going toe out stronger or you're going to melt. it's difficult to watch. it's the reality of first responders telling their mental health battle stories and how they continue to fight daily to maintain their wellness. >> i mean, i think everybody, every day, you know, has ups and downs, and for him as the chief the department toome forward and say, hey, look, even i have problems, i think that's akge, and it a huge statement, and i think others