she's a young woman and she suffers from paranoid ski schizophrenia. it's a mental illness we don't talk about enough. she's determined to not let her troubles get in the way of her dreams. >> i heard voices, so images of people following me that scared me. >> ashley smith knows what it's like to nearly lose it all. >> i thought my life was in danger. i felt like family members and strangers on the street were against me. >> when she was in college her insanity started slipping away. >> i thought everyone was against me. >> overwhelmed ashley blamed it on stress. >> i would pray a lot about it. i thought if i just continued to cope with it the best way i knew how, i would get through it. >> she didn't. ashley stole a military truck and led police on a high-speed chase. she ended up in jail. two months went by before ashley received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia along with treatment. national alliance says 2 million americans have schizophrenia, in the african-american community it is often misunderstood and not discussed. ashley did something r

psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, sometim mania, bipolar disorder fits into that category. we've got eating disorders like anorexia and then there are disoers whether it's autism or atntion deficit hyperactivity. l those fit into the spectrum of what we call mental disorders and the key message is that these are brain disorders just as eric said. they're a little bit different, though, than way that gerry's been talking about them, because these are disorders that don't have a focal lesion. when you look at the brain here, you don't find an area of dead cells. >> rose: can't do an autopsy and find aesion? >> people have looked for years but in each one of these cases what you find is there's nothing there on autopsy. and yet when you use brain scans the way we can now, as eric mentioned, we've got this enormous werhouse of tools to be able to look a the brain and how it functions and health as disease and we can see that there are circuits that aren't functiong right. so each of these disorders involves some part of the circuitry that's either hyperactive or inactive or the

walmart. >>> in today's human factor, reducing the stigma that surrounds schizophrenia.s she has come to terms with her mental illness and has learned how to manage it. she is now sharing her story with others. here is her story by dr. san yeah gupta. >> i heard voices, saw images of people following me that scares me. >> reporter: ashley smith knows what it's like to nearly lose it all. >> i felt like my life was in danger. i felt like my family members and strangers on the street were against me. >> reporter: when she was in college, her sanity started slipping away. >> i thought everyone was against me. >> reporter: overwhelmed, ashley blamed it on stress. >> i would pray a lot about it. and i thought that if i just continued to cope with it the best way i knew how that i would get through it. >> reporter: but she didn't. ashley stole a military truck and led police on a high-speed chase. she ended up in jail. two months went by before ashley received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, along with treatment. national alins liance on mental illness says 2 million am

she is studying to be a therapist. >> it is a life-long process to overcome schizophrenia.through my medication, my support network, which is my treatment team and my peers and family. >> reporter: ashley hopes sharing her story will reduce stigma surrounding metal health. >> those people who are newly diagnosed, still suffering or struggling with this illness, there are going to be ups and downs but it is very manageable and that you can succeed. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >>> so, the jury now has been deliberating more than four hours in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. sunny hostin has the case. ted roland was outside the courthouse and says the jury has come back looking for evidence. what does your gut tell you, will we have a verdict today? >> we may no i will tell you this had is a one-count case, i thought perhaps when they went into the jury room and took their initial vote after electing a foreperson that we could come back a quick verdict, that usually inures to the benefit of the prosecution. but as things drag on, that usually swings t

crisis is apparently schizo chronic or at least the markets and the headlines in response are schizophrenia take a look at this first i want to show you the front page of today's financial times which says if we have the ability to zoom in on that those markets undermine euro zone rescue bid let's look at headlines from a little later today all right let's bring up bloomberg stocks rise and. because of italy vote so now stocks are rising because of the eurozone crisis and let's go to another one later from the financial times today said markets rally as euro zone debt fears ease ok so in a few hours apparently the entire situation changes so let's put this schizophrenia aside and the obsession with what every investor or traders move means and figure out what's really going on and we have just the guy to help us do that michael pinto president of patch of portfolio strategies says he's got it right on europe so let's hear what you have to say michael it's nice to see you. oh. ok just do just real briefly so you can do your what if you got it right what. you're involved. in the. ok arsonist

i mean, it's very much of a story of paranoid schizophrenia. it's a story of mental illness. think people have a lot of trouble with that, especially when we look at gabrielle giffords and her story and her recovery and the fact that so many people, including a young child, died in this shooting. and so people may not have an understanding of it. i don't think they'll have much sympathy for him. but the issue is whether or not he will be restored to competency so he can stand trial for these crimes. i mean, you know, we're talking about death and mayhem, and i think many of us hope that he will be able to stand trial for these charges and perhaps be kept away from the general public for the rest of had his life. >> yes. we're also learning i guess his parents did actually take him to a psychologist back in 2006, something we hadn't heard before. >>> i want to move on to the next case, a florida mother of three, michelle parker, she disappears after an episode of "the people's court." family members think she was carjacked. they're begging for her return. here is her mother. >

diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, a federal judge ruled in may that the arizona shooting suspecto stand trial. for months now cameras have watched loughner's every move and guards keep logs of it in a color-coded chart. this is all according to court testimony obtained by "the arizona republic." blue means he's in bed, green means he's up and awake. and red? well, red indicates that jared is pacing in his small cement cell. a federal court ruled that loughner had not been convicted of a crime and therefore had the right to refuse medication. without the meds, prison psychologist christina pites who sees loughner daily, testified that loughner heard voices, flung feces on to his bed, stayed awake for 50 hours, spinning in circles for two hours. all these behaviors are consistent with paranoid schizophrenia, delusions, anxiety, anger, violence, hallucinations. by july, the federal appeals panel reversed the court's decision and said that they could force loughner to take anti-psychotic meds. and pites testified that the charts included a lot less red. there was a major shift in his

more than 2 million americans have schizophrenia. the african-american community, mental illness is often misunderstood and is not discussed. but ashley did something remarkable. she decided to be open about her diagnosis with the goal of helping others. >> do i look like a person with schizophrenia? >> reporter: today she helps train law enforcement officers. they learn to recognize signs and symptoms of people with mental illness to help the officers intervene in a crisis. ashley has also started her own nonprofit organization embracing my mind. which helps low income and homeless people get help with mental illness. >> it's a life-long process to overcome schizophrenia. i do it through my medication, my support network which is my treatment team and my peers and family. >> reporter: ashley hopes sharing her story will reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. >> those who are newly diagnosed or are struggling with this illness, there are going to be ups and downs but it is very manageable. and that you can succeed. >> reporter:

say these delusions' mean he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. >> the experts examined what they termrandiose illusions. he believes he is chosen to determine who is to live and who is to die. he is the perfect night chosen to save what he calls his people. >> it is hard to judge it to report to make any difference to the suffering of families. he will go to court but assuming the judge agrees with the experts, there will be no prison sentence. instead he will be given mental health treatment for as long as he is deemed a threat. >> more of that story online at website. also on twitter you can follow me. >> this is newsday. the headlines this hour, and disruption in britain. hundreds of thousands of workers have gone on strike for 24 hours over changes to their pension. >> international condemnation. the capitol is stormed by students. the biggest forum on international aid is underway in south korea. speakers include hillary clinton. the u.n. secretary general will use the forum to argue the world needs stronger programs with a better coordination and transparency. thank you for join

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this long held allusion means that he suffers from schizophrenia. -- this long held delusion. >> he believest he is chosen to determine who is to live and who is to die and that he is the perfect night who has chosen to save his people. >> it is hard to judge if the report will make any difference. behring breivik will still go to court. if the judge agrees with the experts, he will have no prison sentence. instead, he will be receiving treatment. >> this sunday, russian possible goal to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. -- russian's will go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. many of them wonder whether their vote will even count. to find out why, we go 500 kilometers from brushup. -- from moscow. we meet people who have lost faith in the fairness of russian elections. >> a russian election, out comes the accordion. here comes the cowboy. this is the chairman of the election commission. he is walking down the message. there is an election coming up, he says. make sure that your parents get out and vote. will the ballot be free and fair? we heard allegations of vote-

he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. >> of the experts examined more closely what they term radios delusions' whereby he believes that he is chosen to determine who is to live and who is to die, and that he is chosen to save what he calls his people. >> is hard to judge if today's report will make any difference. assuming the judge agrees with the experts, there is no prison sentence. he will be given compulsory mental health treatment for as long as he is deemed a threat to society. >> you can follow myself on twitter. the allied >> of the headlines for you this hour, hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers going on strike for 24 hours over changes to their pension. >> conrad murray has been jailed for four years following his trial over the death of michael jackson. the world's biggest foreign but international aid is under way, speakers include hillary clinton. the u.s. secretary general will try to use the form to argue that the world needs a stronger aid programs with a better coordination and transparency. i am joined by the asia pacific director of the international f

. >>> oakland police are searching for a college students who suffers from schizophrenia. they're concerned about her safety. 32-year-old ying-ying lee was last seen monday morning and reported missing when she never returned from school. she's a student oakland and speaks limited english. her family is concerned about her mental state and safety. anyone with information is urged to call oakland police. >>> they're not exactly the three little pigs. people living in the foothills of silicon valley have been dealing with an annual swine nuisance. it happens every year near the end of october and early november. wildlife experts say the pigs are looking for worms. the residents say they end up paying a heavy price. they have few outside options of trapping the pigs because it ends up costing them more and they have to repair their lawn. >>> with thanksgiving just a week away, it's a bitter reminder about low income families and their need for food. the second harvest food bank tides needy families from santa clara and san mateo county. one out of every 10 people from both co

. >> anders behring breivik had developed paranoid schizophrenia and inhabited his own delusional universe> he believed that he was one of the knights templar and that his group would take power in europe. and that he himself would one day be crowned king of norway. >> to achieve that end, he detonated a bomb on the oslo government district in july, killing eight people. later that day, he shot dead another 69 at a youth camp on an island. >> all right, now the talk about the euro saga. >> the finance ministers at their work cut out for the good of the 17 finance ministers have converged in brussels for more talks on the debt crisis. italy is the latest member to face a refinancing of goatees. tuesday, its bond yields jumped to new highs of well over 7%. the ministers were also due to consider ways of boosting the financial firepower of the euro given, the european financial stability facility. some are unhappy as what they see as a german and transience over potential methods of ending the crisis. correct the german finance minister brought a firm message for his counterparts. he reaffirm

this long held the illusion means he suffered from schizophrenia. >> he believes he is chosen to determine who is to live here and who was to die. and he is the perfect knight who is chosen to save what he calls his people. >> it is hard to judge if today's report will make any difference to the suffering of bereaved families. he will still go to court. assuming the judge agrees with the experts, there will prison sentence. instead, he will be given compulsory mental health treatment for as long as he is deemed a threat to society. >> this sunday, russians will go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. as with so many countries, the economy is an important issue. many russians wonder how much of their vote will even count. to find out why, we have traveled 500 kilometers from moscow. it is known as the black heart of russia because of its rich farmland. we meet people who have lost faith in the fairness of russian elections. >> a russian election, out comes the accordion. and here comes the cowboy. this is the chairman of the election commission. he is moseying down the message.

she is at risk and needs medicine to control schizophrenia. >>> and folks lining up this morning outside the church in west oakland for the giveaway. 100,000 turkeys were handed out, and many were making bagsful of thanksgiving day trimmings for each family. >>> and another live picture from the occupy oakland movement at 12th and 19, demonstrators on the move since this afternoon. they plan to set up a camp, this time in uptown oakland. >>> and also, car sales moving up, november on track to be the best month of the year? >>> and a tailgating party ends in tragedy at the yale-harvard football game, hear what happened regarding a deadly crash. >>> and a storm coming in in the bay area, coming up, the areas that could pick up nearly an inch. and the one part of your sunday that could be dry including starbucks. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew! . >>> we want to go back now live to the top stories, and occupy protesters took over a vacant lot in the telegraph area, more on the story with jade hernandez. >> reporter: well, heather, it starting rain

he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. >>> amtrak officials say one of their trains hit a man thisjose, it was headed north at virginia street around 7:45 when the accident happened. the engineer was moving the train into the station and there were no passengers on board. the many was taken to the hospital but there is no word on his condition. cal train was delayed for an hour. >>> this morning the jury began deliberations in the trial of conrad murray. protesters made their feelings heard on both sides, closing arguments concluded yesterday against michael jackson's person physician. prosecutors say murray caused the pop star's death by giving him the powerful anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. his defense attorneys says the prosecution is trying to blame murray for jackson's on actions. >>> the city of hayward wants help to boost its downtown district. the city has held street fares in the past but want something more permanent to attract shoppers and new businesses, they are updating their downtown plan and tomorrow at 10:00 ama community workshop will be held at city hall.

police say that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. >>justine: a major mistake was made at the white house when the white house press secretary was touting president obama as a jobs bill he evoked a popular saying that he says comes from the bible. >> on i believe the phrase from the bible is "the lord helps those who help themselves." >>justine: actually that is not from the bible is from benjamin franklin one of the nation's founding fathers and the white house did correct itself on the matter. we will take a break and show you a picture of where the rain is coming down this morning. this is belmont to the south bound 101. there are wet roads this morning so leave yourself some extra time for the commute. we will talk about when the temperatures will warm up when we come right back. >>stanley: 99% of the people involved in the general strike in protest are not responsible for what i am about to show you. 99 percent of them did not break windows, spray-painted graffiti on windows and doors or set fire to dumpsters. the 99 percent had

would mean she was sides and schizophrenia for a party. so it's not a proper complaint against us we chose a way towards unification of civic and political forces by creating factions inside our party where the only party to do this as a result we have green russia who came to us a party or feel to get registered and then we have the former pensioners party we have a women's faction a faction of interpret young people human rights and champions we know the whole civil society around us for any democratic forces there is a convenient way of interacting both with. and with each other based on your burka . they have their own ambitions and refused to do that it's possible thank you very much and good luck thank you thank you very much for being with us in just a reminder that my guest today was city leaders of the russian democratic party. and their separate output. will get back to more common thug in the bush a little red as they are in a. kick kick ass. home. mom.

two months went by before she earned paranoid schizophrenia. 2 million americans have schizophrenia buttood and not often discussed. ashley did something remarkable. she decided to be open about her diagnosis with the goal of helping others. >> do i look like a person with schizophrenia? >> reporter: today she helps train law enforcement officers. they learn to recognize signs and symptoms of people with mental illness to help the officers intervene in a crisis. ashley has also started her own nonprofit organization. embracing my mind, which helps low income and homeless people with mental illness get help. she is studying to be a therapist. >> it's a life-long process to overcome schizophrenia. i do it through my medication, my support network, which is my team and my peers and family. >> reporter: ashley hopes sharing her story would reduce stigma surrounding mental health. >> for those people newly diagnosed or still suffering or struggling with this illness, there are going to be ups and downs but it is very manageable and you can succeed. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporti

a lot of them have high cases of schizophrenia and bipolar disease. part of what we are faced with now is taking care of those real illnesses, and not just providing housing. you could give housing to people who are mentally ill, but it will not be able to hold it down. in new york city, they passed kendra's law, and our own senate in california passed laura's law, that would allow san francisco to bring assisted outpatient treatment outside of the current prison system. by doing that, we saw in new york they were able to bring homelessness down by 60%, a decrease in incarceration of the mentally ill by 72%, and the program itself, the pilot program in los angeles has worked very well. for every one person with mental illness in our system, it costs us $100,000. by pulling them out, it costs 25,000 others to give them assisted outpatient programs outside of the jails. it costs $25,000 to give them assisted outpatient services. [applause] >> i agree, are homeless issue in san francisco is a national problem it also affects families with children. a big