andid roessler is getting in hopes of saving lives. > i see a counselor and i'm a human being.ofession and life in general s isething that complicates our day-to-day decision making. unfortunately, a first responders, we are seeing horrific scenes over and ove again and also dealing with the stress ofar people tha just having the worst day of their lives. >> reporter: in 2017 more police officers and firefighters died byuicide than alline of duty deaths combined. chf roessler is trying to change that by speaking openly orout his own post traumatic stress dr and he wants first responders to know they're not alone. that's why heed sta showing this raw and emotional video at all police staon roll calls back in january. >> i felt it's time at that my ttle world would be much better off without me in it. >> chief roessler thinks this video will prevent suicide. what do you think? >> i think it alreadyhas. i think it already has. i see people have already reached out for help. i kno they have. >> coming up tonight on news 4, we'll hear from some of those first responders featured in

roessler said his officers were not equipped t with life-saving drug. roessler the six officers on the scene that day are certified in crisis intervention. of the 1,500 sworn police officers in fairfax county, 443 have crisi intervention training. 387 are now equped with narcan. we reached out to the paul family but have not heard back. all six officers have been returned to active duty. in fairfax, mark seagrave news4. >>> no answers after park police shot and killed an unarmed man in fairfax county. the shooting of bijan ghaisar is no with federal prosecutors, but the doj is not commenting and the fbi says it hasn't completed its investigation. dashcam video shows officers rnring multiple shots at the young atey's car after a shor chase. park police have refused toov e details about the shooting or those officers involved. >>> more confusion after lesterday's false alarm at walter reed natio military medical center in bethesda. the navy offering a different explanation about why an active shooter alert went out fear and panic across that campus. chris

chief roessler is ting to ang that by speaking about his own post-traumatic stress disorder. that's why he started showing this video at all roll calls. >> i started feeling that my little wld would better without me in it. >> t >> reporter: the chief thinks this video will stop some s suicid suicides. what do you think? >> i think it already has. >> reporter: we'll speak to first responders as they share their personal sto of heartbreaks and hope it encourages others to seek help. it's anmportant story and we hope you'll join us for that tonight on news4 at 5:00 and 00. ouror resources, check out app on nbcwashington.com. >> we areng gethe better part of fall that we'll see just for a couple of days. >> a nice day to be outside today. thl color wase mfor o year beca of all the rain we had. there's city cam looking over the urban landscape. a lot of screen for this month of november. theellows and reds didn't really stand up very well this year. that's all right.oi it's still to be a nice day to be outside today. partly cloudy skies. temperatures already in the mid 60s so tha

ed roessler sat down with doreen gensler to talk about his struggles with ptsd and how he wants to helpthers deal with the stress. one officer told us she believes e chief is already saving lives. you can see her on news 4 a 5 and 6. >>> 6:55. four things to know. changes are coming o congress after yesterday's mid term elections. while republicans will maintain control of thena , democrats now make up more than half of the house of representatives. this just in, we learned that we president trump today. he plans to hold a news conference at 11:30 this morning. we'll update you in the nbc washington app. >>> the first congressional district that went from red to blue. jennifer wexton unseats barbara comstoim. the first a democrat has held the seat in nearly 40 years.corey stewart. >>> larry hogan is f thest governor to hold two terms in ten years. he beat b jealous. >>> i'm justin finch in brandywine, maryland. they're working to figure out what went yong and why they ran out of ballots in prince gorges county leaving voters infoine hours yesterday. >>> and the sunshine is back. a cool

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