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The documents that have come out yet explains that. thats still a big mystery here. >> tell us about the mother he shot in the face and the gift she gave him and her connection. what do we know about it? thats a beautiful home and christmas trimmings up in early december and she apparently had a gift in mind for him, a gun. >> reporter: we have known for some time she bought the guns that he used. she took him to shooting ranges. some of her friends have said she hoped somehow that spending time...

>> tell us about the mother he shot in the face and the gift she gave him and her connection. what do we know about it? thats a beautiful home and christmas trimmings up in early december and she apparently had a gift in mind for him, a gun. >> reporter: we have known for some time she bought the guns that he used. she took him to shooting ranges. some of her friends have said she hoped somehow that spending time with guns would make him more responsible, would give him a sense of responsibility...

If only because, as you pointed out, shes going to inject a ton of excitement. she has the eyeballs. theres going to be enthusiasm. shes going to have access to the ground game if the obama campaign infrastructure works with her on this. there are going to be high dollar donors who come into the race. it will be a high-profile race. mitch mcconnell would probably do best running as a guy thats just won all this time, so you might as well vote for him again. once you begin questioning who he is a...

Shes going to have access to the ground game if the obama campaign infrastructure works with her on this. there are going to be high dollar donors who come into the race. it will be a high-profile race. mitch mcconnell would probably do best running as a guy thats just won all this time, so you might as well vote for him again. once you begin questioning hwho he is and what he stands for and theres a candidate on the other side whos exciting and dynamic, its a rob for hproblem for him. >> the ob...

They simply think that ashley judd has too many downsides. shes had mental problems shes been very frank about. she recently got divorced. shes got, as one kentucky democrat said down in owensboro, they have a whole drawer full of pictures of her. >> whats that mean? >> not divorce. not divorce. theyve got pictures of her from, shall we say, more of the dramatic aspects of her movie career. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> i like her in the movies. ive seen movies like "double jeopardy." i think shes ...

Willie? willie? will you come to the door, sir? >> willie, willie, you want to talk to a doctor? [ speaking spanish ] >> the ninth floor of the miami-dade pretrial detention center is a world unto itself. as part of the psychiatric unit, these cells are reserved for inmates with serious mental problems. >> sir, you all right? >> dr. joseph poitier is the jails chief psychiatrist. hes worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. >> jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say th...

And the challenges we face pretty much reflect, to a certain degree, the challenges the community faces with gang affiliations, with drug abuse, mental problems, issues that would be better served in hospitals but given the current situation they end up in jails. >> since the new arrivals charges might range from minor infractions to murder, deputies must be vigilant to ensure safety. >> the uncuffing process is probably the most dangerous. thats where if theyre going to do something to us, they...

Assault rifles to the mexican drug cartels that they then use to kill us. and here in new york mandatory jail time if you are arrested with a loaded gun. loaded illegal gun. sounds good. the problem? fewer than half of those arrested for illegal possession of loaded handguns even received a state prison sentence. mandatory all right. unless a judge doesnt think they are. you you could drive an 18 wheeler through that old interest of justice excuse to not jail someone. and now the president wants...

Authorities and described as very cooperative. hes telling federal authorities that he believes his brother had developed mental problems and possibly autism, and the boys father also said to be cooperating with federal authorities in new jersey, being questioned, trying to shed light on this kids mental state and what may have set him off. >> bill: all right. so they have the father and the brother who are obviously trying to explain to authorities the condition of the dead murderer. when you c...

Pid -- pedro hernandez confessed to killing etan patz back in 1979. he was a 6-year-old living in new york city when he disappeared walking to the local bus stop on his way to school. his face was the very first to appear on milk cartons which would become a nationwide campaign to find missing children. what happened to him remain ad mystery until perhaps hernandez was arrested earlier this year. the 51-year-old worked at a small grocery story in etans neighborhood. police say he confessed to ki...