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Tone. and it's really up in the air as to what kind of future bowe bergdahl, if any, will have with the u.s. military, or if this is, like, the beginning of the process of ending bowe bergdahl's military career. >> also joining us is lieutenant colonel rick drancoda. we know there were two soldiers with him, accompanying him wherever he goes. is it safe to have him on that base surrounded by other soldiers, especially since the allegations are he simply walked off? >> i think that's what those two soldiers are for. to make sure he's safe. to make sure he doesn't run away. to make sure he doesn...

Others could be here for years, until their charges are resolved. they always begin their time at the intake center located at the central jail facility. >> orange county jail system is considered a mega jail. we have the ability to house over 7,000 inmates at one time. 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 infract...

>> state senator morse, you're right to state it's nuanced that bloomberg is going to lengths that hunters won't have guns taken away, these are about background checks for people with mental problems, criminals. one aspect that makes it tough is he has targeted democrats who he feels are not sufficiently supportive of gun control. take a look at what his advertisements in the past have done. >> in a race to replace jessie jackson, look out for halvorson. she got an "a" from the nra. the nra, against comprehensive background checks, against banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition ...

Willie? willie? will you come to the door, sir? >> willie, willie, you want to talk to the 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 jail's chief psychiatrist. he's worked at miami-dade for the past ten years. >> jails have, in effect, become mental institutions. i would say that 20% of those who are incarcerated have a mental illness. a large part suffer from

Lot of schools, in fact principals and others have taken measures to reduce the probability of an event like this. of course the state of connecticut, the state of new jersey tightened up their gun safety regulations but representing as i do my people at the federal level an awful lot more we can do at the federal level starting with very basic common sensethings like background checks to make sure people who have a history of violence or mental problems don't buy weaponry. >> is there an appetite for gun reform on the national level. >> despite 90% support amongst the american public, the ide...