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On could a pilot be depressed? is he having problems at home anything that will indicate it would be not good for him to fly. >> they meet the technical standards of your hiring process, a psychological background test and things like that. after that, they don't profile you or check your mental health. >> so far there's been no indication of depression or psychologic problems with either man. one is a gentle family man they say couldn't be responsible for wrongdoing. >> wouldn't make any sense he would have anything to do with any sort of deliberate action on his part. >> i cannot for one min...

Solve the mystery. >> to the point of possible suicide, what do they do in terms of psychological screening. what do they do in terms of keeping up to date on could a pilot be depressed? is he having problems at home? is problems at home anything that will indicate it would be not good for him to fly. >> they meet the technical standards of your hiring process, a psychological background test and things like that. after that, they don't profile you or check your mental health. >> so far there's been no indication of depression or psychologic problems with either man. one is a gentle family man...

He was taken to an inpatient facility. cut to last november, he went to the same walmart where he did this, and he was legally allowed to buy an assault rifle. by that time, he had been committed seven times to mental institutions, and really should never in a million years have been allowed anywhere near an assault rifle. as his father, what do you think about the system that allowed this to happen? >> i think it's totally broken. there's no way i think america should allow this to happen. seven times in a hospital, going to the same walmart that he had -- was carried out in handcuffs earlier...

There, put the money on the counter, pass a background test, buy a weapon and ammunition and be handed that rifle. good luck, have a good day. something is wrong with that system. as a matter of fact i would say the system is totally broken. >> and you only discovered what had happened. tricia, i think you were going through blake's laundry, and you found a walmart receipt in his pocket that said shotgun $865. >> yes. >> as it turned out it was an assault rifle similar to an ar-15. >> yes, and he was clearly, from what he told police, planning to commit an atrocity? >> we really can't get into...

Correspondent chris lawrence. he's digging deep into this part of the story. chris? >> reporter: one former official told me that the background checks amassed an incredible amount of information, but it's part art, part science, and as this case proves, far from foolproof. government investigators thought they knew edward snowden. he went through a background test, took a polygraph test and sat through personal interviews. then the government gave him access to some of its biggest secrets. from your experience at nsa, how deep do they go into your personal background? >> it's very extensive. ...