bret: a soldier awarded the medal of honor is suing a former employer who says he claimed he was mentally unstable and a problem drinker. dakota meyer was awarded the medal of honor in september, two years after saving 36 fellow soldiers in afghanistan. the defense contractor bae systems tells fox it will defend itself in court but wishes meyer well. a hearing began today that could pave the way for the eventual release of the man who tried to kill president ronald reagan. john hinckley wants extended visits with his mother outside the mental hospital where he lived since the 1981 assassination attempt. hospital officials say he is no danger to anyone now. government lawyers dispute that. republican governors are plotting strategy in florida. correspondent steve harrigan reports the idea is have a plan of attack for next year s election. 27 republican governors are in orlando this week focused on one goal, to win. more governorships, the
to lose his jobe. peter doocey as the background on this story. sergeant meyer s old boss prevented him from getting hired somewhere else is his contention? they said he was a problem drinker and mentally unstable. in march of this year, sergeant meyer started working at bae systems a defense contractor. when he found out that bae would sell pakistan some high-tech early thermal optic scopes. he didn t like that. he fired off a e-mail sending best technology to date giving them to a guy that stabbed us in the back. these are the same people that are killing our guys. that message caused him to be berated and bee littled by his boss who even made fun much his medal of honor he says. so he can quit and tried to get a job back at another contractor, oscar. when he did, bae gave him a bad reference with the other contractor writing quote, bottom line you were determined not recommended