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Confrontation. i didn't -- any no reason to think there would be violence. but, you know, i got ready for work and i went out to the barn to feed the horses. and gus was coming across the yard. and he was -- i said hey bud, how did you sleep? he said fine. i turned my back and, you know, i turned my back, i had feed in my hands. and he was just on me. >> he attacked you? >> he got me twice. >> sad story for that family. he says he wants his son to be remembered as a good kid and that ultimately it was the system that failed. okay, we switch gears now to talk about business news. we're going ...

Kills." dr. drew, the fact an emergency custody order was issued for senator deeds' son yesterday, what does that tell you and what does that mean? >> that tells you that he could be held against his will, in a state he could not be relied upon to have any judgment about his own care. that's a status specific to virginia reserved for people seriously ill, mentally ill and require an emergency, emergency room evaluation. then they can have a judicial action for treatment, but these are very coumbersome procedures. doctors can't do their job because of what they get into if pais shenlts don't wa...

>> reporter: he's upgraded to fair condition from critical. police are not searching for additional suspects. the mystery of exactly what happened and why rests entirely with the father and son who the only two in that house when this altercation happened. it happened this morning. remember, this was a man who was running for governor just a few years ago with his son by his side, but police say there was an altercation this morning when deeds was stabbed multiple times in the upper torso and the head. his son would die by a single gunshot wound. police say cree deeds walking about 75 yards do...

Deeds walked 75 yards down a hill, out to a main road where his cousin picked him up, called 911 and then he was airlifted to the hospital. wolf? >> chris, according to reports, the senator's son gus was given a mental health evaluation yesterday and released. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right, the "richmond times" is reporting that gus deeds was brought in under an emergency custody order to the local county hospital. he was evaluated there, but then turned away after a few hours because there were no beds available. now, the facility will not confirm that he was...

There is a lot we're learning now. chris lawrence is joining us from not far where the senator is recovering. what's the latest? >> reporter: he's upgradeed to fair condition from critical. police are not searching for additional suspects. the mystery of exactly what happened and why rests entirely with the father and son who the only two in that house when this alter case happened. it happened this morning. remember, this was a man who was running for governor just a few years ago with his son by his side, but police say there was an altercation this morning when deeds was stabbed multiple ti...