>> we're driving forward here in rhode island. we've been working very hard on this ever since the law passed and the supreme court ruled in favor of the affordable care act. we're going full steam ahead here in rhode island. we do not want large segments of our population getting their primary care in the emergency room of our hospitals. so we're all in favor of the affordable care act here in rhode island. our call centers will be open tomorrow on schedule. we're one of several states across the country, whether it's washington state on the west coast or kentucky sandy tral south sections of the country or rhode island in the northeast. across the country states are moving forward and we're proud to be one of those. >> according to a new poll, 49% of people asked said they were confused about this law. where do you suggest people go to get the best information about what this law does and does not do? >> the federal government has through the affordable care act given us the resources to communicate to our citizens and we'll be

rhode island police contacted authorities at a nearby naval facility after an encounter with alexis in a newport hotel. he apparently told officers, told officers, that he was hearing voices. that people were sending signals his way to keep him from sleeping. after that, crick e ets. nothing, that warning did not stop him from going to the virginia shop where he bought that remmington rifle, it did not stop him from gaining access to the base and killing a dozen people. instead of the pentagon only asking how this happened, it's also members of congress. >> when there is new derogatory information on somebody that's gotten clearance, how do we have that clearance pulled. >> from congress to the white house, president obama has ordered a broader look at security standards for all government contractors and yesterday in an interview, the president talked about the talk. >> i do get concern that this becomes a ritual that we go through and we create for months where we have these horrific mass shootings, everybody expresses understandable horror, we all embrace the families and obviously,

they were journey cakes and the rhode islanders called them johnny. clam chowder, this stuff is delicious. this part of the country is known for this? >> it is. we have our rhode island clam chowder as well. >> this lemonade, the first stuff sold in america. think there is lemon peel in there. all natural? >> yes. >> let's pucker up. not too sour, not too sweet. when you first hear of chocolate covered bacon, what do you think? this stuff is flying off the shelves. how many did you sell last year? >> i don't want to tell you. we sold over 10,000 slices alone here. >> rhode island is known for making silverware and jewelry. it is nicknamed the ocean state. tell me about bad dog tools? >> it is a tool company that manufactures drill bits, all our tools come with lifetime guarantees. >> i'm going to give it a whirl. rhode island may be our smallest state but it certainly has a lot to offer, especially you, elisabeth. welcome aboard. >>steve: small state, big pants. is that what you're saying? >>anna: i apparently needed something. i think i need to go on

the senator from rhode island talked about this being, you know, that maine and rhode island can't fixhe said the federal government has to step in. i would take him one step further. this has to be an international solution. we cannot take steps which would compromise our economy at the same time that china and india are becoming major polluters, and air doesn't respect international boundaries. co-2 is the same whether it's coming up from china, india, europe or the united states. so i believe this is a case where we absolutely have to have international cooperation. we have to do something. we have to do something. the generation that finally woke up to world war ii and fought it and preserved this country and the western civilization for us has often been referred to as the greatest generation. the reason they were the greatest generation is that they were willing to face a problem and make enormous sacrifices in order to deal with it to protect us and our children and grandchildren and our ability to function in this new world. they were the greatest generation. i have to say, mad

area, august 25th. 17 days after hearing the voices in rhode island. igs was shot and killed -- alexis was shot and killed after brutally costing 12 others their lives, the fbi would not talk about their mental state? >> can you give us any guidance if this young man was seeking any psychological treatment? >> i can't comment. >> we have new details on what alexis was up to two days before his murderous rampage. saturday, september 14th. alexis visit itted sharpshooters a gun store and firing range in lorton, virginia, 20 miles from washington, d.c. he fired an ar-15 assault rifle at a practice range and purchased a represent imington . at the navy yard he entered the front door with a valid security pass carrying a duffel type bag hustling to a bathroom on the fourth floor. out of into the hallway, shooting away. from there down to the third floor. standing on a catwalk overlooking the atrium. and shooting down into the food court cafeteria. and finally, down the stairwell to the first floor. killing a security guard, before taking his handgun. meanwh

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

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 like that kind of a person. so you know, we're hearing more and more things as the days go by, but certainly we would have never guessed that aaron would be capable of pointing a gun and actually shooting a person, let alo

in the worst-case states like rhode island and louisiana could be facing a cliff now in 2014. that's because many large projects are multiyear projects that have committed funding for future obligations to address cash flow needs. a decade ago, rhode island committed to a large number of regionally vital transportation projects using innovative financing, which also pledges future federal funds for debt service. without assurance that we can expect level funding in fy '15 rhode island will be facing the real possibility that all fy '14 funds will need to be pledged to cover existing obligations for fy '14 and 15. thereby eliminating new contract awards for two full years. not only will this have devastating effects on local construction industry but it comes at a time even with level funding rhode island bridges are expected to further deteriorate from 20% structurally deficient today to over 40% structurally deficient by 2020. third point, a long-term and dependable federal partner is essential to all states, large and small, rural and urban. even though states that increase

we know that police in rhode island say they encountered aaron alexis in usually august.told them voices were harassing him and following him. in the following weeks honor airplane moved to washington, dc for work and given security clear an. law enforcement told abc that he sought help from v.a. hospitals in both washington, dc, and rhode island. it was for inmom nea not mental illness. president obama says background checks need to be better and is asking for security standards for government contractors and employees across the federal agencies. >> i get concerned that this becomes a ritual we go through every three or four months where we have the horrific mass shootings yet we are not willing to take some basic actions. >> the f.b.i. behavioral analysis unit is working to determine his motive. authorities are combing through his laptop. so for they have now found any writings suggesting a political or religious motivation. the navy toward is still closed but for essential personnel. in the last half hour, people have been allowed to go on to the base to retrieve thei

hospitals in washington, dc, and rhode island but for insomnia.that and prior arrests involving guns he was able to keep his security clear an. >> certainly not commendable offenses for a navy sailor, don't rise to the level that would instantly call for a revocation of security clearance. a senior official confirms to abc7 news that defense secretary hagel intends to order a review of physical security and access at all defense department installations worldwide and the secretary could have an announcement on the findings as soon as today. analysts are working to determine a motive in shooting and they do have aaron alexis' laptop but have now found any writings suggesting political or religious motivation. >> we are learning more about the victims including 51-year-old woman whose brother lives in live more. mary knight was working as a information technology contractor on the 4th floor of the willing when aaron alexis started shooting. she was one of the last five victims identified. her brother says that her oldest daughter just got married la

what do we know about the incident in rhode island?00 a.m. on august 7th. police were called to the marriott in newport, rhode island, by aaron alexis himself. he said he was being tormented by three people who 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

august 7th, police in rhode island reported speaking with alexis about a harassment complaint. on august 25th, authorities say he arrived in the washington area. and on september 7th he checked in to a residence inn hotel in southwest d.c., where he was apparently staying up until the shooting on the 16th. >> at this time we believe that mr. alexis entered building 197 at the navy yard with a shotgun. we do not have any information at this time that he had an ar-15 in his possession. we also believe mr. alexis may have gained access to a handgun once inside the facility, and after he began shooting. >> reporter: just two days before the shooting, alexis went to a firearm practice range in northern virginia and legally purchased a .12 gauge shotgun and two boxes of shells, according to a lawyer who represents the store. a lot of questions tonight, also, about the motive. i asked the authorities in charge of the investigation today whether the shooter had any specific business contacts with the offices he visited during the rampage. they declined to answer. erin? >> joe johns, th

he was in rhode island.and has one of this country's worst records for putting member health records into the fbi's nix check. had he been put into a mental hospital in rhode island wouldn't know about it. he still would have passed his background check. until this background check system is fixed which means mental health records put into the says system. look at fix nix.org. massachusetts is another horrible one that won't put these records in how are we supposed to catch these psychotic, schizophrenic people if records aren't being put into the system. >> am i hearing you correctly you are now for a universal background check? many of the republicans in the house are not. >> no, cornell, that's not the issue i'm saying at all. talking about the current issue we have in this country. it is illegal to have a gun if you've been adjudicated for mental illness or in patient in a mental hospital. that's a good thing. none of us want crazy things having guns. look at what's happened. >> people who have mental il

he was in rhode island.e of this country's worst records for putting member health records into the fbi's nix check. had he been put into a mental hospital in rhode island wouldn't know about it. he still would have passed his background check. until this background check system is fixed which means mental health records put into the says system. look at fix nix.org. massachusetts is another horrible one that won't put these records in how are we supposed to catch these psychotic, schizophrenic people if records aren't being put into the system. >> am i hearing you correctly you are now for a universal background check? many of the republicans in the house are not. >> no, cornell, that's not the issue i'm saying at all. talking about the current issue we have in this country. it is illegal to have a gun if you've been adjudicated for mental illness or in patient in a mental hospital. that's a good thing. none of us want crazy things having guns. look at what's happened. >> people who have mental illness are

the law in rhode island is very tight. when do you take the person's civil rights away in view of the rights of the other citizens? in in this case we clearly should have. >> you would have done that? >> i would have done that and i hope someone would have done that to me in the same situation. >> what the law allows doesn't it generally say that the person be threatening at least to himself? >> in rhode island it is very tight but in other states there is in need of treatment, they don't that that in rhode island but in other states, you could have hospitalized him involuntarily. >> he would have if he could have involuntarily committed this gentleman. >> since i'm not a doctor i wouldn't. >> does that concern you? >> it concerns me. you can't look at what happened this week and not have concern. the question is, what's necessary to do? had as a problem the two easy commitment of individuals to hospitals, actually dr. torrey many years ago wrote about this, people admitto hospital he and no treatment add all. some add gra

hospitals and rhode island for insomnia. president obama ordered the budget office to examine security standards for government contractors and employees across federal agencies. >> i am concerned this becomes a ritual every three or four months where we have horrific mass shootings but we are not willing to take bake actions we know can make a difference. >> f.b.i. behavior analysts are looking for his motive. mission essential personnel and the navy yard remains an active crime scene. >> we are learning more of the victims including a 51-year-old woman whose brother lives in livermore. mary knight was working as an information technology contractor on the 4th floor of the building and aaron alexis started shooting. she was one of the last five victims identified. her brother says her oldest daughter just got married last month. >> a great loss for the family. she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> it is horrible. i feel so bad. i want to take them in my arms and hold them. >> the family plans to travel to the e

. >> during a run in with rhode island police, just six weeks ago, aaron alexis told officers he had been hearing voices and believed he was being followed. now the incident troubled them so much, they informed the navy about the altercation. >> aaron alexis was in rhode island on business in august, when he called police saying he was hearing voices through the walls of his hotel and being followed. alexis also claimed someone was sending vibrations through his body using some sort of microwave machine. police say they told the navy about the incident, and were told it would be checked out. one security expert says mentally ill people not getting the service they need is a recipe for disaster. >> alexis was still given security clearance, and was able to buy a gun days before the shooting which he used in the attack. he also sought out mental health help from the veterans affairs department. navy officials also say they will be reviewing the background of alexis in the wake of this tragedy and the recent revelation of his mental issues. >> we in the navy are al taking a look at his

hospitals in rhode island and d.c. for insomnia. but officials won't discuss his mental state. >> i can't comment on that at this time. >> reporter: just two days before the navy yard rampage, alexis visited a gun store and firing range in virginia. eyewitnesses to the shooting, are describing a determined killer. john weaver watched the suspect methodically murder six of his friends. >> i popped my head up. and i saw him pointing his gun at my friend. and he shot her. ♪ and the home of the brave >> reporter: a day after the shooting, washington paused to remember the 12 people who died. one of those victims, 52-year-old richard michael ridgell, a veteran of the iraq war. >> he loved the ravens. >> he was a good dad. >> reporter: president obama told telemundo that the u.s. is more vulnerable to these types of mass shootings because the country does not have a strong enough background check system on gun purchases. john and diana? >> abc's tahman bradley. thank you. >> as tahman mentioned, one of the victims, mike ridgell, an iraq w

did the navy in rhode island ever let anyone else know?right now, we're looking at this, too, but right now it doesn't appear as if the security officers there at the newport naval station did anything in terms of raising it up to the chain of command. we're asking those very tough questions, too, about why that didn't occur and whether it should have occurred. he was only in newport for a couple days, best we can tell. a short 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

organization called engage rhode island. is sort of a new formula. and the citizens united age, you have some person, a hedge fund guy like john arnold, who gives a whole bunch of money to some shadowy organization which advertises this crisis that we can't afford to pay workers anymore, so we have to do things differently. we have to make cuts and put all the money and wall street managed funds. and that is sort of his playbook. >> i want to ask about detroit. the biggest bankruptcy we know of and recent modern times for a municipality, and you have the situation of the pension funds there under threat. but the average retiree from detroit government is receiving a pension of $19,000 a year. we're not talking about golden parachutes. yet these are the very pension funds that are now under attack. >> there is a huge corruption case that just broke open this morning. what i would say about that, pension funds are sort of the last great big unguarded piles of money in this country and there are going to be all sorts of operato

hospital in rhode island for help with insomnia. he'd also gone to a similar facility we're now learning in washington, d.c. well, alexis told newport police that he'd gotten into an argument and was being harassed by three people who were following him and keeping him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations into his body using what he called a microwave machine. he actually moved hotels three times, but he told police that the voices simply didn't go away. he even went to one hotel on a navy base, and he told police that the same voices were talking to him through the walls, the floor, the ceiling. when asked by police, alexis told them that he didn't have any history of mental illness in the family, that he'd never had any sort of mental episode. but clearly the fact that he was having trouble sleeping and this was preying on his psyche on his nerves he had gone to the v.a. hospitals to at least get help trying to fall asleep, erin. >> so you're reporting he went to three hotels because he's hearing voices in the walls and

in rhode island, he probably couldn't be taken to a hospital. in many states, he could have been.e need better laws in all the states so that people who need treatment get treatment when they need it. >> often people who need treatment, it seems are people who actually end up interacting with police instead of interacting with mental health professionals. >> absolutely. our police have become our front line mental health workers in this america, just the way jails and prisons have basically become our psychiatric facilities. we have more people with mental illness in jails and prisons than we have in hospitals. one of the problems we have in this country is we appear to have decided that that's ok. we are fine with a third of the people who live on the streets having acute psychiatric disease. diseases that are treatable, by the way. we seem to find it acceptable that at a minimum, 20% of the in inmates in jails and prisons have a severe mental illness. we seem to find it acceptable that half the mass shootings are committed by people who had a treatable psychiatric disease that w

one of them was in rhode island and according to his company, alexis was in rhode island just this past six weeks ago. he was in newport, rhode island, where he was working as an information technology contractor. the source says that is based on family accounts, it appears that aaron alexis was unraveling that he, quote unquote, just snapped. brooke, jake? >> deb, let me ask you this. when i'm hearing you saying this father said he snapped and that 9/11 was the catalyst, he's having trouble sleeping and hearing voices, the first question i'm thinking is did the father or mother ever sit down with him and try to talk to him and try to get him to get help? >> you know, it's unclear. because once he left new york city, he really didn't return often. the last time he was here was back in 2010. i maintained contact with both his mother and father, but it's unclear how regular this communication was. they did know enough to basically say that he was having trouble sleeping, that he was hearing these voices. so they were in touch with him. what the nature of their conversations, we don't know

hospital in rhode island and another one here on august 28th complaining of insomnia.d if he was danger to himself or others. he said, no. they take him at his word. 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. >>> general peter chiarelli joins us. along with mark who lost his 7-year-old son at sandy hook school. 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, in public health, there is this term called predictable surprise, it's something that was totally foreseeable. when it happens, we're surprised. 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. so, we're going to see t

providence, rhode island, three inches of rainfall.hort period of time, unfortunately, it means flash flooding. >> my neighbor's door had blew off the hinges and was blocking the door right here. >> for these new england residents, labor day was anything but fun in the sun. in kranston, rhode island, a flash flood went into the entire neighborhood. >> i could barely get out, the water was rushing in so fast. >> the water was this high at my door, my patio door, started coming in like a river. >> firefighters had to rescue at least 30 people by boat. two separate apartment buildings were flooded by the water, the floor of one unit collapsing into the basement. in south florida, a lightning strike killed one man and injured two others. authorities say the men tried to hide underneath a tractor trailer when it was hit by lightning. >> went outside and all three of them were on the ground. one of them is deceased. according to rescue, he was taking his last gasp, there's nothing i could do. >> water rescue units arrived at the scene of thi

we've got a lot of good rhode island reasons to clean up the power sector. that's why i support the administration's proposed standards for new power plants. the standards will limit the effects of climate change by telling industries it's time to clean up your act, time to stop dumping toxic pollution, it's time to get responsible about what you are doing to our environment and our health, to our children, our oceans, and our atmosphere. we can still avoid the worst outcomes of climate change, some changes can't be avoided, some are already happening. but if we act now, we can avoid the worst predictions for heat waves, sea level rise, ocean acidification, storms and other disruptions. that's why we in congress should support the president's goal to reduce u.s. emissions to 17% below our 2005 output by the end of this decade and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. the standards for new power plants are a good first step but we also need to clean up existing power plants, particularly these 50, which i'll remind everybody emit more carbon dioxide than south korea

he was hearing voices through the walls of his hotel room in rhode island and said people are following him. a lexus sought treatment from a nearby va hospital weeks before he opened fire in the navy yard. >> we also have personnel from our behavioral analysis unit assisting in the investigation as we try to determine the motivation behind the shootings. we continue to look into mr. alexis's past including his medical and criminal histories. >> that criminal history goes back to 2004 and the arrest in a shooting incident in seattle. despite that, alexis was granted low level clearance while working as a navy reservist. he had two more arrests. disorderly conduct in 2008 and another in 2010. those combine with the incidents of insubordination and disorderly conduct got him out of the navy in 2011. that didn't stop him from being hired bia defense contractor that vetted alexis from the dod. in a statement that contractor said we enlisted a service to perform two background checks and confirmed twice through the department of defense his secret government clearance. the second was conducte

but of course, in rhode island, earlier in the month he had expressed some worries about being spiedexpressed some paranoia, and also some other problems that could point to mental instability. back to you, harris. >> a lot of forensic details about the suspect. but of course we remember the 12 victims who were killed on monday in that rampage in our thoughts as well. >>> a few blocks away on capitol hill, the contentious conflict over a possible government shutdown. the feds are set to run out of money at the end of this month. and now the house is working on a bill to keep the government going. but that bill would also cut funding for president obama's health care overhaul. now the white house is threatening a veto. democrats say the bill will never get to the president, house republicans say they plan to go ahead with the vote and push the fight to the senate. mike emmanuel live on capitol hill, and so it goes in washington, d.c., mike. >> well, that's right, harris. a number of conservatives are pushing to defend obama care while other republicans seem worried about the consequen

police where the rhode island police contacted the navy saying he was hearing voices demonstrating bizarrealth behavior and deep concerns and when he was discharged from the navy we have information that they wanted to seek a general discharge and ended up seeking an honorable discharge. the issue is one of safety in terms of the security cleerns for individuals that are contractors that come in sensitive areas across our country and we need a thorough review to make sure that people aren't getting through that should not be receiving these kinds of security clearances. >> i remember earlier you were pushing bipartisan legislation on strengthening mental health coverage in this country. what happened to that bill and theoretically what could that do to prevent future horrors like this one? >> well, jake, i think there is a lot of bipartisan support right now in the senate. i have a bill with mark begich. we issued a release asking harry to bring it up. over 90 votes in the senate. it would deal with making sure we detect signs of mental illness at an early stage and other bills that deal w

he was in newport, rhode island and had an encounter with police at his motel. he said he heard voices speaking to him through the wall, floor and ceiling and people were sending vibrations through his body but he claimed to have no history of mental illness and he wanted to file a harassment claim against the voices. the police wrote, no further action required although they did fax a copy of the report to the police. he should not be allowed to purchase a gun, which is exactly what he did a couple of days later. how did this happen? >> alexis is with a long history of individuals who have reported psychotic phenomena , including laug lahne, lanza and others before. most people with mental illness are not violent and less violent and are more likely to be victorvictimof violence. the small group of individuals, virtually all of them have suffered from a serious untreated or under treated mental illness. and when we combine that, antonio, with the remarkably and certainly planned lax gun laws that allow these individuals in the height of their psychosis and para

so in westerly, rhode island, town officials and the university of rhode island's coastal resources center held an informational meeting about the effects of sea level rise on the town's coastal wetlands. planning for one, three, and five feet of coastal sea level rise. so that werely -- westerlily can create a communitywide plan. cranston, rhode island had been hit hard by the floods of 2010. in august during this recess demolition crews began tearing down homes in a neighborhood near the patuxet river to buffer the surrounding homes to protect against future flooding. cranston also announced a series of climate change workshops to increase awareness about the threats facing city residents and to help them plan ahead. so that's some of what happened in rhode island. nationally in august, the rim fire burned in california near yosemite national park, the third largest wildfire on record in california. no one can say that climate change caused this fire, wildfires have been happening forever. but hotter, drier years make for worse wildfire seasons. spring and summer temperatures are edging

facility also in rhode island, at the very same time. newport lieutenant william fitzgerald tells us that on august 7th, alexis called police to his hotel. he had actually switched hotels three times. alexis explained that while traveling from virginia to rhode island, he had gotten into a verbal altercation with a man during his flight. he believed that the man had sent three people to talk to him, keeping him awake, and sending vibrations through his body. alexis told police he had not seen the people but he believed that there were two men and a woman, and that they were quote, using a microwave machine to send vibrations through the ceiling, penetrating his body so he could not sleep, unquote. he told police that he never felt anything like this. he felt the individuals would harm him. he would not tell police specifically what these people who allegedly were harassing him were saying, but he did tell police that he had no history of mental illness in his family, he had never had a mental episode. newport police notified the naval st

police reported that to the rhode island naval station that, account went no further than there, did not come to the navy here in washington. still very serious questions as to how this was allowed to happen and at the same time still this overriding question as to why this happened. why did he do this? with aaron alexis's motives still unclear, two mysterious clues. newly discovered etchings carved on the shotgun he used. "better off this way" and "my elf weapon." information investigators are still deciphering. today secretary hagel and chairman of the joint chiefs dempsey detailed the first new measures to prevent a shooting like this from happening again. two department-wide reviews of security at military installations and the granting and renewal of security clearances. >> well, obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up, why they didn't get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions that we're going to be dealing with. how do we fix it? >> reporter: for aaron alexis the list of missed

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the police reported it to the rhode island station. but they did not pass it on to washington station. he went to a v.a. hospital twice in the weeks leading up to the shooting. he also took medicine for ringing in his ears. that in addition to his two arrests he had in 2004 and 2008. also his departure from the navy because of a series of episodes of misconduct. when you look at all of those together, it's quite amazing that no one was able to piece at that and get at that. the fact that he still had a security clearance, valid for ten years, from 2007 when it was issued. >> i understand we heard from the shooter's mother today. what did she say? >> she had clearly been asked many times for an interview. this is kathleen alexis. she refused to, but she did want to make a statement. when you hear it, you hear a mother who is heart broken, but also taking on guilt from what her son did. let's listen to what she said. >> our son, aaron alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and ever-lasti

he visited va hospitals twice in august one in rhode island and one in dc.of insomnia. he talked to police and displayed signs of mental instability. he said somebody was targeting him with a microwave device and was heari ining voices. folks are back to work here today except in building 197. the navy talking to reporters today about the steps they are taking to help the families of those who were killed. >> so, so sad. steve, thank you for the update. >> and there is a controversial fight in congress that is hitting a fever pitch. some calling for reform as one in seven americans today are on food stamps. how much of that money is going to people who need it. plus a former professional football player returns home to find his home trashed. >> turning to the cleanup effort after epic deadly flooding. we'll have a live report for you. >> i'm getting storm water in through my sewage system. i'm doing the best we can. i had it dried out and then lost power. everything went to hell after that. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic

a college student from providence, rhode island, was pronounced dead after she was rushed to a hop on saturday -- to a hospital on saturday night. police say a 23-year-old of rochester, new york, who graduated last year from syracuse university died early sunday morning. city officials say the deaths appear to be related to the drug molly, supposed to be a pure form of ecstasy or mdma. >> if you're taking this drug on a hot day you're going to become dehydrated, you may have con srugss, may get a heart attack and may get a stroke. >> a former homicide detective and fox news contributor was on tpobgz and friends and -- "fox & friends" and talked about the dangers of this drug. he has warnings for parents whose kids may be taking that drug. >> what you want to say specifically is have you hung out with molly? do you know molly? look at the pupils, the eyes. you'll notice the pupils are somewhat dilated. you'll see sweating. the real give-away is the teenager will need to eat a lot of candy because molly has a tendency to take the sugar out of the body. it is very important that parents

no more questions asked august 7th, three days later in newport, rhode island, alexis tells police thating voices and is under constant surveillance. newport authorities warned navy station police about the behavior. >> there should have been some kind of mental 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