making news in america this morning, staying strong in the face of tragedy. >> the aurora, colorado, community comes together to remember the victims of friday's movie massacre. >> that, while the suspect, james holmes, is expected in court today. police continue to seek a motive behind the spree. other news this morning, penn state awaiting the penalty. the school's football program paying the price in connection with the jerry sandusky case. police take dramatic action against protesters angry over the shooting death of an unarmed man.

good monday morning, everybody. president obama was among those remembering the victims and comforting survivors in the aftermath of the shooting in colorado. >> the president hugged stephanie davis, who helped save her friend's life. we're learning much more about the suspect in the shooting. >> we begin with rebecca stevens. >> reporter: we're in front of the arapahoe county courthouse where the suspect is behind us in solitary confinement. later, he's going to be taken by an underground tunnel to the county courthouse. that happens later this morning. james holmes won't be charged today. prosecutors have three days to file the actual charges. at least 71 of them, one for

each victim, and probably more. 12 people died. and several others were hospitalized in krot call condition when the gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater showing the latest batman movie, "the dark night rises." in the months between the arraignment and the trial, holmes could face a competency hearing. for the first time, we're seeing and hearing the suspect in exclusive video obtained by abc news. it's holmes, just after his high school graduation making a presentation at science camp. >> i came here tonight. i think people could have a superpower and let them have more fun. >> reporter: we're told the suspect is not cooperating and is in solitary confinement. last night, the people of aurora heard first from the president. >> i confessed to them that

words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations. >> reporter: and then from leaders of their community. >> one day, lord, we know that our city will march back into that theater. and we'll claim that theater back, father, god, because it doesn't belong to terrorists. it belongs to the city of aurora. >> reporter: both president obama and mitt romney have vowed to pull their campaign spots until further notice. live in aurora, colorado, rebeck is a stevens, back to you. >> thanks for that report. meanwhile, invest gators are still poring over the place where the suspect lived. pierre thomas has that part of the story. >> reporter: the plan to massacre innocent victims in a movie was unfolding flaw lessly. james holmes fired over and over

again with an assault rifle. sources tell abc news the smith & wesson high-powered weapon jammed. it could have been worse. holmes was probably squeezing the trigger so quickly, the magazine malfunctioned. he was ready for war. the pistol police recovered in the theater had an extended, 40-round clip. police are urgently seeking a motive. they may have got an critical break in the case. a commuter was recovered from the suspect's booby trapped apartment. the police discovered a variety of batman paraphernalia inclu including a poster and a mask from the comic book series.

many of my sources seem stunned at the suspect's cold-blood fury. >> we'll have much more about the tragedy from colorado later in today's broadcast. >> including the victims and more from the individualle held for all of them last night. >> a story that's been developing overnight, 11 people died after their pickup truck clammed into two trees. 23 people including children were packed into the truck that was equipped with an extended cab. they may have just crossed the border from mexico. and our other big story this horng, penn state about to get slammed with benlts. >> the ncaa will announce the punishment this morning, a day after the university removed a statue of its legendary head football coach. >> reporter: joe paterno's iconic statue at penn state is gone.

hauled away in claim yesterday. many said it had to go. that a shrine if to the legendary football coach was no longer appropriate. >> to a lot of people, it symbolizes the wrong things. >> reporter: the university ordered it removed after a report showed that the coach should have done more. >> it should not have come down. >> reporter: the university said it would have been a recurring wound, an obstacle to healing. a lightning rod of controversy. later today, the ncaa plans to announce sanctions described as extraordinary, corrective and punitive measures against penn state. it may include a ban on penn state participating in powell games for more than a year and a loss of several scholarships. >> he wants everybody to

understand that in a circumstance like this, where egregious happenings took place, they will be punished. >> reporter: in an interview, the president of the ncaa said he never has seen anything more egregious than the abuse of jerry sandusky. time for the weather from across the nation. hot and humid across the northeast. severe storms from boston to d.c. stormier from norng new england to cleveland and pittsburgh. >> another scorcher in the sprains. near 100 degrees from denver to dallas. mid 80s in the northeast. 67 in seattle. a hot 103 in phoenix. coming up, one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory

reenters a courtroom today. plus, the cousins from iowa still missing. authorities holding out hope those girls are still alive. also, the victims of the aurora tragedy. so many young lives snuffed out too soon. the car on the left was filled up with

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we will forego our usual business news block here for other stories on this monday morning. starting with a major turn in the search for two cousins missing in iowa. the fbi says the girls may have

been abducted but may be still alive. >> investigators are asking that anyone who might have seen something that day come forward. and the bizarre case of peterson returns to the spotlight today. the chicago police officer was charged with murdering his wife. her death had been ruled an accident after his foufrt wife disappeared. stacy's body has never been found. a new snapshot of poverty in america shows it's a higher number than in years. the official poverty rate will climb from 15.1% to as high as 15.7%. that rate is not seen since the mid 1960s. paying for food will be that much harder because of this

summer's drought. wheat and corn prices jumping at least 50% since spring. weather forecasters don't see things getting better anytime soon. and usually on mondays, we bring you the week end box office numbers. >> but with this weekend, overshadowed by the tragedy in colorado, movie studios are waiting to release the figures out of respect for the victims. still, insiders say "the dark knight rises" is headed to a big number. expected $162 million. it was expected to make $190 million or more. perhaps people staid home because of what happened. and when we come back, your sports highlights. and the wild scenes we showed you at the top of the show. what forced police to draw weapons and fire on a bunch of protesters. i believe weight watchers made me more powerful.

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the streets of anaheim, california, last night. a crowd of protesters swarmd the police department throwing rox and bottles. officers fired back with pepper balls and bean bags. two officers involved in shooting of an unarmed man have been put on leave. it will be a slick ride in the south from the carolinas to east texas. wet roads in the four corners. late-day rain will drench highways across much of the northeast. airport delays possible later on in detroit and chicago. victims of the movie theater shooting were remembered at a vigil last night. the mayor said, while our hearts are broken, our community is not. >> with more, here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: there are so many

faces, so many stories. the oldest, gordon cowden. he took his two teens with him that night. they escaped. youngest victim, 6 years old, veronica moser-sullivan. her mother, shot in the neck, clings to life. >> she was such a wonderful little girl. so sad she had to have life taken away from her so early. >> jon blunk threw his girlfriend on the floor. matt mcquinn jumped on his girl and took the bullet instead. alex teves just finished school. a.j. boik dreamed of being an art teacher. alex sullivan turned 27 on friday. posted on facebook, going to be the best birthday ever. micayla medek was there, too. rebecca wingo was a mother of

two. jesse krild resz died a hero, diving in front of a friend. john larimer's friends, a team behind. jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports journalist, ironically just escaped a mass shooting at a toronto mall a few weeks ago. in other news this morning. the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan has hit the halfway point. the commanders asay the afghan troops are taking on more speed. the coalition's combat mission is set to end at the close of 2014. rescuers in china are searching for survivors after beijing was hit with the hea

heaviest rain in six decades. at least 37 people were killed. most of them drowned. others were killed when houses collapsed. 50,000 people were forced to evacuate. the british are honoring their first ever tour de france winner. bradley wiggins finished off a dominated overall performance yesterday. he's the favorite in the time trils at the london olympics. and the tour wasn't the only big event finishing up in europe yesterday. highlights from an epic collapse at the british open from espn. welcome to your "sportscenter" update. the old saying goes,s the not how you start, it's how you finish. ernie els with a birdy attemie . it's been a decade since he held

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colorado, following friday's movie 14509ing massacre. >> we close the broadcast with how those were remembered and those who survived comforted. ♪ >> jessica ghawi. >> all: we will remember. >> john lar mer. >> all: we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> all: we will remember. ♪ >> we saw some people yesterday who -- who are still terribly injured and may not make it. >> scripture says that he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. and death shall be no more. neither shall there be mourning. nor crying.

nor pain anymore. for the former things have passed away. ♪ ♪ >> we will remember you. we will honor you by celebrating life. we will honor you by living our lives a little better. ♪ >> out of this darkness, a brighter day is going to come. ♪ >> our thoughts and prayers to everyone in that town