hall murdered his brother. and, today, must appear in court for his formal sentencing. >> you are on the record in the case of dennisy to go forward on the final sentencing? >> judge, we are. >> we had passed this case briefly to allow the victim's family the opportunity to be present for final sentencing. folks, i'm happy to hear from whoever would like to be heard. i will tell you the only rule is that you have to address me personally. it's your chance to talk about mr. hall but that you're going to address me and not speak to him directly. it's hard, but that's the way it's got to be. okay? anybody have anything they want to tell me before i impose sentence? >> chad bishop has been preparing for this day and has a statement ready for the judge. >> he doesn't realize this, but by his sentencing today, you're actually setting me free. i've had a lot of sleepless nights. wrestling with the decision on whether or not to allow the state to take its course or for me to do the job myself, to be honest. but i have more than myself to think about. so i'll allow justice and the state to run its course and do my job for me

dennis hall has an especially uneasy acquaintance. hall murdered his brother. pear in court for formal sentencing. >> on the record in the case of kentucky versus dennis m. hall. we passed this case briefly to allow the victim's family the opportunity to be present for final sentencing. the only rule is that you have to address me personally. this is not a chance to talk to mr. hall. it's a chance to talk about mr. hall, but address me and not speak to him directly. it's hard, but that's not the way it's got to be, okay? anybody have anything they want to 28th me before i post sentence? >> chad bishop has been preparing for this day and has his statement ready for the judge. >> he doesn't realize this but his sentencing today you're setting me free. i had a lot of restless night resting on the decision whether to allow the state to take its course or for me to do the job myself, to be honest. but i have more than myself to think about. so i'll allow justice in the state to units course. they'll be doing my job for me. and it won't be quick and painless. it's goi

dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? >>> everyone, i'm tamron hall. the news nation is following breaking news. federal judge has blocked enforcement of north dakota's new abortion law. it, by the way, one of the most restrictive in the

dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? >>> everyone, i'm tamron hall. the news nation is following breaking news. a federal judge has blocked enforcement of north dakota's new abortion law. it, by the way, one of the most restrictive in the nation. it would ban abortions beginning when a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us with the breaking news out of washington. what are the details here behind the judge's decision? >> well, the judge said that the test for the constitutionality of any abortion law is the same one that the supreme court has consistently applied for 40 years. and that is whether it would ban abortions after viability. what the judge said is, it's medically, generally conceded that viability is 24 weeks into pregnancy. this law would have banned abortions at six weeks, roughly, into pregnancy. he said that's well beyond the bounds of constitutionality. the judge in his opinion said that nearly 90% of the abortions that are performed at the only abortion clinic in south dakota would be banned

dennis rodman, nba superstar, reality show winner, world peacemaker? not even close. why the retired haller thinks he should be in the running for the nobel prize. >> top three he says. at least top three. unreal. >>> welcome back to "early start" everyone, i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. it's 31 minutes past the hour. more now this morning, political crisis in egypt that is turning more dangerous and more deadly by the hour. overnight, clashes at cairo university have left at least 16 people ted. hundreds were injured as supporters of president mohamed morsi squared off with their opponents who want the president out. morsi is refusing to bend, saying he is the legitimately legislated president. now the clock is ticking. the egyptian military has given morsi just a few more hours to resolve the crisis, or they say, they will step in, reza sayah has been following this. we now have less than six hours left. do we have any idea exactly what the military plans to do if we reach that deadline? >> reporter: it's not exactly clear, poppy. and that only adds to the spence and the intrigue