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>> and now every morning the quarter mile commute down their own quiet country lane to school had become a family ritual. >> we would go out the door, get in the jeep and the morning routine was singing all the way to school, which was really the only routine we had. >> fernando had a pet donkey then, rode it to school, that or a 4-wheeler, always out ahead. >> we would follow along and the kids loved to sing the same songs. they never tired of singing the same ones every morning. ♪ >> so now,...

>> youve blown the whistle on companies and bad things in america. >> yeah. >> if what hes doing is exposing a truth that ought to be exposed, regardless of where hes run and what hes saying, is that not in itself the justification? >> i think its -- i think that he -- what he did is great. i think that we should have somebody like that that lets us know that these things are happening. the question of whether or not hes a hero is the real question. what hes done was very heroic, i dont think he...

Where are you going next? >> im not too sure about that yet. i mean, every day is another adventure if we go fishing. so -- >> do you worry at all about the poor old sharks in all this? is it good for them to have human beings clamoring all over them? riding them around? >> well, im not too sure about how many people have actually done it, per se. however -- >> i think a very, very small number. >> possibly. however, i felt that if i, my size compared to the size of that shark is almost nothing....

And sugar we love. >> what do you make of mayor bloomberg banning the sugary drinks? >> its one of those things where part of me applauds the idea of something like that wanting to happen, part of me hates the idea of having to ban anything. you want to have a responsible citizenry where they make responsible decisions. >> does that ever happen? >> not really. >> so isnt it right to be -- i think theres also a time when there should be a nanny state. >> this is when you provide kids with helmets...

Firearms out of their hands. the shop i worked in did an incredible job of doing background checks on people. they ran all the specs they had to. >> it was in virginia. >> fredericksburg, they did everything to the letter of the law. more than other shops. they were great, this part of the puzzle is one that is missing doing background checks on people. >> how lax is it in reality? >> i mean, in terms of somebody like that who has mental problems, its very lax because none of that is reported, n...

>> what did you discover in your show? >> what you start to see is, these types of folks, they arent in a database. people arent tracked. theres no way to know who those people are, and really keep the firearms out of their hands. the shop i worked in did an incredible job of doing background checks on people. they ran all the specs they had to. >> it was in virginia. >> fredericksburg, they did everything to the letter of the law. more than other shops. they were great, this part of the puzzle ...

And it -- i -- you know, i dont have restful nights because i -- i think about the long road my son has ahead of him, and what could -- what kind of future does he have. but at the same time, piers, my son is alive, i can talk to him every day. >> bill, what is your message to the families, who may be watching, who may have children in a similar position, late teens or early 20s who have been in mental institutions for a few days at a time. a similar pattern to what you went through. what is you...

Of it, did you not worry it might eat you, drag you under the water? do something horrible to you like sharks tend to do? >> well, ive been around sharks for many years. ive dove with bull sharks and very aggressive sharks, and i know that theyre harmless creatures. their size might be frightening, except they eat plankton and small organisms, i wasnt scared at all. >> when you see the video, what goes through your mind? >> when i watch the video, its almost a surreal moment. because at the mome...

Responsible decisions. >> does that ever happen? >> not really. >> so isnt it right to be -- i think theres also a time when there should be a nanny state. >> this is when you provide kids with helmets and you make them wear helmets. you have to have seat belts in cars. >> they improve the quality of life of people? >> no, as much as people were against the smoking ban, when that went through a few years ago, nobodys talking about it now. you love the fact that you can go to a restaurant and the...

It might have absolutely harmed it, i might feel regretful about it if i might have injured it. in the long run, it was definitely an experience that might be once in a lifetime. as jeff was saying, the shark populations are really down and who knows if i might ever see one ever again. >> it was certainly an extraordinary bit of video. something i would not do in a lifetime. thank you very much for joining me. and jeff, thank you very much for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> well be right back.