. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >> officials say sgt. robert bales will be charged.ces six counts of assault and attempted murder. he is being held in a military detention center in leavenworth, kansas. military.com is giving people a firsthand look of a military helicopter crash. the helicopter shifted altitudes before rolling in the sky and crashing into the ground. the two crew members on board survived the crash and no one on the ground was hurt. it is the report many have been waiting for. the l.a. coroner's office findings on how whitney houston died. we have more on what silenced one of music's legendary voices. >> troubled pop start whitney houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub with car trouble contributed to harper -- to her death. >> when she slipped under the water, she was still alive. there was water in the lungs. that substantiates that finding. >> she was found submerged in the backed up by one of her staff members. was one day before the -- submerged in the bathtub by 1 per staff members. the coroner's report found no evidence of foul play. the ev

staff sgt robert bales will meet with his attorney for the first time today. he is in solitary confinement and awaiting formal charges if that could threaten the death penalty. karen travers has the latest. >> staff sergeant robert bales' attorney arrived in kansas last night for the. first the. >>-- the first face-to-face visit. >> you could not imagine a more difficult case. this case has political ramifications, legal ramifications, social ramifications. >> on the weekend his neighbors friends, and fellow soldiers described him as an easygoing and friendly family man. his wife is broken hearted by the news. -- his aunt is broken hearted. >> it is like you are talking about two totally different people. >> that was his neighbor. he was the captain of his high- school football team. he was a kind young man who took care of a disabled neighbor after school and went into finance in his early 20's. >> i was always watching what he was doing in the field and being there as much as i could be to learn from him. >> you listed in the army after september 11 and then

the american soldier accused of murdering 16 civilians in afghanistan has been named as staff sgt robert bales. he has been taken to a maximum detention base in the u.s.. afghan officials have accused the u.s. of failing to cooperate. hamid karzai has met the relatives of those who died. >> the blood of afghans still inside of their bombs. they were killed mostly by a single shot to the head. the gunman, an american soldier, it is believed it. he gathered together their bodies, including children, and burned their bodies. they started with a prayer when the villagers came to the presidential palace. 11 people were killed in one home, said this village elder. they were acting like animals, smashing down doors. president karzai listened and appeared to agree that this was not the work of a single attacker. >> we believe it is not possible for one person to do that. in four rooms, people were killed. they were all brought together in one room and then put on fire. the afghan investigation team did not receive the cooperation that they inspected. >> the international mission has always known

sgt robert bales killed 16 afghan civilians.the today show" today and claimed her husband s children. nothing has changed my mind believing that he did this. not what it appears to be. his charged with 17 murderof premeditated crimes.r being held at the military prison in fort leavenworth, kansas. takingth care reform stage at the supreme court. time ago i spoke to what she willbout covering on "abc world news." >> hello to you and everyone in d.c. examine everywill word the supreme court justices so far.d any clues on which way this might go. also, director james cameron and bottom of the the ocean. what a physical event it was. and more details on how yo gump go all thoseo hours without moving. more ahead on "world news." >> diane sawyer will bring you .hat and more >> after a nationwide backlash consumers, the makers of be haltingl production. out ofitive i of meat scraps. ofrecently became the target a campaign. several school districts and have banned it. >> pope benedict is in cuba this evening attending an outdoor santiag

army staff sgt robert bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, six counts of assault and six counts of attempted murder as well as other charges of in connection with the shooting spree in afghanistan earlier this month. he's accused of leaving the base and going on a shooting rampage in afghan villages killing 17, including nine children. officials changed the number of those dead to 17 on thursday, adding one more adults, with no. explanation no the motives for the alleged incidents still not known. there's been speculation that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. word of the charges comes at the same time we are learning new details about the soldier who was on his fourth tour of duty overseas at the time. in 2002 he was arrested for the drop in assault of a casino security guard. the completed anger management in that case. that's according to the associated press. 38-year-old soldier and father of two is currently held at fort leavenworth, kansas. we will learn more later today when the charges are announced. abc 7 news reporting. >> outrage is growing over the sho

staff sgt robert is under lockdown. his lawyers are giving insight this morning. brian has more. >> these photos show the decorated war veteran, the devoted family man. those are struggling to reconcile the man they knew with this grisly scene in afghanistan where he is accused of killing 16 civilians in in and -- in a rampage. >> they are concerned. there scratching their heads. >> bales is awaiting formal charges. his attorney is already laying the groundwork for his defense. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east. he was training to be military recruiter. overnight, he was told he was going back. >> bales for a head injury and lost part of a foot. it had only been a few months since he had been in afghanistan. >> there was an incident ready for these allegations where one of his fellow soldiers was mortally wounded. >> experts say the insanity defense is rarely used and rarely successful in the military court system. >> i think he would have to assume that is going to be an uphill battle. just on general principles. >> robert bales back on

staff sgt. robert bales is now in a private cell in kansas.ords and interviews paint a contrasting picture of the man accused of going on a deadly rampage. between his four deployments in iraq and afghanistan, he lived in washington state with his wife and two children. one neighbor said bales was the salt of the earth. >> one of the guys, i got to go over and spend some time with him a little bit and we did a couple barbeques. we went to a pizza place down the road here once or twice with his family, and just a regular guy. >> records show bales had minor scuffles with the law, financial troubles, and that he was passed over for a promotion. >>> here in the bay area after afghan americans and their supporters are condemning the attack, calling for justice for the victims' families. yesterday they held a human rights vigil. abc7 reports from fremont. >>> stop killing innocent civilians! >>> stop killing innocent civilians! >> the call for an end to the death of civilians in afghanistan is echoed by people in fremont. more than 150 afghans and

sgt. robert bales has been accused of the killings. this is 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. some of you may have seen my testimony from last week, and i have seen a good bit of the coverage, so i expect you are familiar with the points i made on the progress we're making. i will not repeat it, but i would like to make a few points before we take your questions. in the case of staff sergeant bales, i extend my sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and injured in that senseless act of violence. i extend my sympathies to the bales family. they deserve our support as they come to grips with the drastic changes that will cause a change in their lives. charges have been preferred against staff sergeant bales. compensation payments to the families of the victims have been paid, and criminal and administrative investigations continue. because these investigations are ongoing and jurisdiction has been passed to officials at base mccord, i will not be able to go into more detail today. the investigator

.- robert durham remembers his last connersation with sgt. looe you, bobby. take care of yourself." was in december, shortly after he was redeployed to the region foo a fourth time."real caring, real understanding individual, even from a reel young age."durham has known bales all is life... they lived next door he still calls him bobby. "bobby and my son were best friends."an uncommonly kind friend. beccuse durham's son wade, two years older than bales, is severely disabled. "bobby was just very kid. heedidn't at one time point out a kid's disability. it was what they could do." bobby took wade swimmiig, to school parties...to the zoo... pbobby made sure wade was never left oot... no matter what anyone thought. "witt bobby around there was never a question. all of bobby's friends accepted wade because bobby accepted him.""t norwood cinciinati, bales was a football captain. yearbook photos show himmtypingg and a playful side. after &paatending 2 colleges nd working in finance, a fateful day... 9/11. "9/11 really affected bobby." within two months, he joined the armm. "he was like a l

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sgt robbers bales from ohio. with more on what we learned about the size bike and his pass. army staff sergeant robert they'll lose at fort leavenworth candace the gummies maximum security prison he's accused of killing 16 afghan civilians mostly women and children early sunday morning. bills was held in kuwait since been flown out of afghanistan on wednesday a move that angered officials who wanted to question him. it is the end of the rope. this behavior cannot be tolerated. it passed the time. >>> investigators say he been drinking with two other soldiers before their early sunday morning attack they say he arms himself and put on night vision goggles he walked up the base in view of afghan guards and how to miles of the first village where 11 people were killed then back to a second village where five more were killed and they say they've turned to the days conduit orchard as if he was trying to evade detection by was bought by a search party then he surrendered. his attorney says the 38 year-old father of touse served three tours in a rock and received a brain injury before being deployed to afgh