'Congress Stands Behind You'

" Her Revver gives -- the president will most likely travel to Fort Hood when a memorial service is scheduled. -- let's get -- Texas senator Kay Bailey Hutchison she is just outside of Fort Hood as you can see there and joins us now. Senator thanks for your time you know the question that Robert Gibbs was asked there -- that so many of us have been asking you know for almost 2.4 hours now is. Why what in the world drove this man and to do this what are you learning from officials and investigators there."

" I think they are trying to not jump to conclusions they are looking at this man's background. What we know about it and they've obviously seized his computers. They're they're learning a lot about them and they're trying to. Really know before they speak and I think that's probably the right thing to do. What we look."

" Get I guess what you might call red flags. It in it in major his son's past what. Friends and colleagues have been saying about him particularly that. They knew he didn't want to do to be deployed. Overseas -- that he supposedly had arguments with others because he didn't support. Either the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan he had before poor performance evaluations that when he was at Walter Reed previously. Should the army be doing more action to try to identify these disaffected -- soldiers and and help them."

" Jane I think that is a question that's coming up but I think it's a legitimate one and I think the army especially is looking at that. I know that there has been so much more emphasis fun. Middle health and trying to find the clues that might indicate that someone was not stable. They are focused on that more than ever and there has been so much money I mean you know I'm the ranking member on. Military construction and veterans affairs and I know that we -- putting money into it more. Capability to find these clues that to see if people are going to need help need mental health. And I think particularly here at Fort Hood they have done an extraordinary job. But this wouldn't was obviously one that. Was not. Caught and I don't think anyone thought he had that kind of violence in him obviously but. We're learning a lot more and probably will determine if there is something more to this than just. A deranged person and I think we have been wait and see if that might be a possibility."

" Senator we've been getting some reports from some of the majors neighbors saying he would. Clearing out this week he was giving away some of his personal items saying he was due to be deployed. Today can you confirm that and where was he expected to go when he was going to -- their conflicting reports about whether it was -- forecast."

" I know and I. I don't know for sure I've heard -- but I cannot confirm. I did also here and that he had been giving away his personal items and that. That that was -- preparation -- some kind. Yes I have heard that but I don't know exactly when he was supposed to go I know he was going to be deployed -- team. Apparently was upset about it and I thought it was a brag but I cannot -- them the final word on that either."

" Senator so many Americans are hard touched and affected by the story and saddened by it. Is there anything that we can do from miles away you for the people there Fort Hood. "

" Yes you know they're really is that the reason I'm here at the reason that there's a congressional delegation coming in this because. We want these soldiers to hear from outside. How much support they -- How much we appreciate -- you should -- on the Senate floor last night. When we had a moment of silence we stopped right in the middle are voting. And we took a moment of silence and after that moment of silence. Everyone -- up to me and says. Hello my guys tell me -- what the you know we don't we don't expect this to happen to our military our military are prepared. To lose their lives even for our freedom there and they expect to be hit by the end of may not come with them. And that index more than they should be asked to bear and we we're gonna tell them today and we're gonna go to the hospital and visit with those who were wounded. And we're gonna say. That congress stands behind you 100% the president stands behind to the American people stand behind you and they are riveted upon. You and your families and wanting to surround you with that love and support -- senator Kay Bailey Hutchison joining us from -- thank you very."