we have these documents that came from ethan crumbley's defense team.ady knew that his defense attorneys were going to advise against him testifying. but now they have formally written and put this filing into in system saying that the, quote, defendant respectfully requests that the court deny the defense motion as to compel testimony for ethan crumbley and his doctors and deny admission of his confidential records entirely. this wasn't just about ethan crumbley testifying but about getting records from a psychiatrist who had evaluated him. that's the new information that just came out in a filing that we have obtained a short time ago. i'm just checking on what's going on in the courtroom right now. we have heard for hours from an expert witness, a former detective and a computer crimes expert, a witness put on the stand by the prosecution. that witness is now being cross examined by the defense. that's something we have been following along with. there have been a series of messages, as well as photos shown in court today, the prosecution trying to c

shot. >> prosecutors ashs khus ethan crumbley's parents of disregarding the risks when they bought aun for their son days before the shooting even though they knew he was struggling with mental health issues. >> despite her knowledge of his deteriorating mental crisis, and despite her knowledge of the growing social isolation, despite the fact that it is illegal for a 15-year-old to walk into a gun store and walk out with a handgun by himself, this gun was gifted. >> prosecutors say the parents, jennifer and james crumbley met with a school counselor on the day of the shooting after ethan crumbley made troublesome drawings on a worksheet. at that meeting the parents didn't mention they bought a gun for him, that they didn't take their son home and they didn't schedule an appointment with a medical professional as the counselor requested. >> jennifer crumbley was still given the opportunity to prevent the murders from ever happening. instead, she chose to do nothing. >> the defense argued that when she heard there was a shooter at the school, jennifer crumbley texted her son, quote, e

sent ethan a text saying, quote, lol, i'm not mad at you you have to learn not to get caught ethan crumbley was sentenced to life five life sentences without parole last month. the attorneys want ethan's parents held accountable >> those parents sat in the room with administrators and didn't tell about the gun, all the problems the kid was having a home >> reporter: do your clients feel this is a form of justice >> they do, yes. >> reporter: and jennifer's stroer attorneys have asked the judge to compel ethan to testify in t the trial. >>> a school in iowa is arming some teachers to support school security the superintendent of a christian school says it's a matter of being prepared for the worst-case scenario. >> i simply couldn't live with myself if i knew there were options, things available to us and we didn't take use of them >> she said vetted staff members volunteered and went through rigorous training. the school will not disclose which faculty will be armed and says there are safety measures in place to ensure students won't gain access to the weapons. >>> san diego's drying out th

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crumbley. newly-released police video shows her in the moments after her son, ethan, carried out his deadly shooting at oxford high school in michigan, telling police, quote, we are not that people. we also got to see photos from inside the crumbley home, and you can see two bullet riddled gun range targets hanging on ethan crumbleys bedroom wall, and a poll of spent shell casings on his bedside table. inside the parents bedroom, a gun safe that held to firearms, the password to that gun safety? the default code, zero, zero, zero. we also heard costs money from the former team up students at that oxford high school. he spoke of the meeting that he had with ethan crumbley's parents on the day of the shooting. that meeting was over concerns raised from this drawing that included a picture of a gun and the words, the thoughts won't stop. help me. the dean explained that he returned ethan crumbley's backpack to him without searching it because there was no reason to suspect any wrongdoing, according to the testimony. the bag contained the weapon used in the shooting. let's talk about it now with cnn leg

one, -- let's talk about the ethan crumbley mother's trial, jennifer crumbley.is again the first time this country has grappled with a parent of being charged for the actions of their child, a minor at the time, who committed this horrific act. we've got some new footage, it's never before seen footage, joey, of jennifer and james crumbley, the parents of ethan crumbley, seeing their son at the police station right after the shooting. look at this. >> [inaudible] >> why? i >> [inaudible] >> why? >> i love you, i love you, i love you. i love you, i love you, i love you. [inaudible] >> [crying] -- [inaudible] [bleep] >> now you look at this, and she is crying, someone is saying i love you, and she's asking the question why. how does this play into her defense? >> so, one piece of evidence, which would suggest that she's, what do you mean, why, why, why, very surprised. remember, three things are really important here, laura. number one, foreseeability. is it foreseeable that your son would behave in this way under circumstances where he has mental health maladies

actions of jennifer crumbley were so egregious that they warranted prosecution, and there is a plethora of evidence that establishes that there was regional foreseeability that her son ethanuld engage in some kinds of violent conduct and jennifer crumbley simply ignored not just flashing red lights but gigantic red flags when she didn't respond to his requests to be taken to a doctor or get medical attention. >> so if you could take us through some of the prosecutions argument some of the evidence they have and how they're going present this case. >> yes there, was a wiwitness tt testifified, one of the first witnesesses in thehe case was forensic expert that went through the text messages and the echltd males and what that witness testified to was a myriad of text messages where ethan is reaching out to his mother and there were oftentimes very long delays where jennifer wouldn't respond to her son sometimes until the next day and also evidence he was asking to go to a hospital asking to go to a doctor and according to him she laughed at him. he was talking about hearing voices believing that people were in the house flushing the toilet and doing other things that sugges

she testified she never saw ethan crumbley, he never came out where the horses were, his parents did. at one point jennifer talked about ethan and it was not positive. take a listen. >> she spoke negatively about him, or was it just positive? >> there was nothing truly positive when she was talking about him. there were quite a few times that she voiced that he was a whoops baby. >> reporter: that would have been fall 2021, shortly before the mass shooting. several months before there were issues at the high school with ethan. i think we have a still of evidence. it is from a teacher reaching out to the counselor and she said, could you please touch base with ethan crumbley. in his autobiography poland he said he feels terrible and that his family is a mistake. unusual responses for sure. that counselor said he got more context and he did not talk to ethan at all. later on, the teacher a short time later said ethan is having a rough time, can you speak with him. the counselor said he met him in the hallway and said if you need someone to talk to, talk to me. the teachers were begging

ethan crumbley was sentenced to five life sentences without parole last month. ben johnson represents families of several victims, and says they want ethan's parents held accountable. >> those parents sat in that room with the administrators and didn't tell them about the gun, didn't tell them about all the problems that this kid was having at home. >> reporter: do your clients feel this is a form of justice? >> they do, yes. >> reporter: and jennifer crumbley's attorneys have asked the judge to compel ethan to testify in her trial. the lawyers representing ethan say that's something they'll advise against. lester >> adrienne broaddus, thank you. >>> coming up, our exclusive interview with the ceo of alaska airlines we go on board one of those grounded boeing jets. plus, why he says he is angry at the company, next. i was like shaking you know, i was so scared. when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case or not. as soon as i got a hold of my attorney, she was very, very nice, very kind. because of jacoby and meyers, i don't have t

ethan crumbley's mother on trial in michigan. tonight her messages about the day they bought the gun for their son and her post when her son went to the range. later called to the school amid concerns over their son. what prosecutors say they never told the school. their son opened fire hours later. tonight democrats and republicans working to address a crisis the president has signals he can working to tonight has donald trump told them to stop working on any solution signaling the race for president should come first. here in new york city, meanwhile, trump taking the stand in the civil defamation trial against him. already found liable by a jury. what trump declared today in that courtroom. erin is there. >>> peter navorro sentenced to four months in prison. >>> in philadelphia, the urgent hunt and police pleading for help. what they've revealed about the teenager charged with murder who broke free and the new surveillance they put out. difficult images tonight, frightening moments during a traffic stop on the highway. trooper

>> the judge hasn't said anything in regards to ethan crumbley testifying.aid knowing ethan crumbley -- and i'm paraphrasing here -- will plead the fifth, what else can you ask him besides what's his favorite color? the judge also told the defense attorney that she and her team had been working behind the scenes trying to find a case that supports their request, but so far they haven't had any luck. inside of the courtroom this morning, we've heard from the owner of a horse farm. she's on the stand at this hour testifying, and the prosecution is trying to paint this picture that jennifer crumbley cared more about her two horses than she did her son. we learned crumbley spent at least $200 a month according to this woman testifying for supplements for her horses. and we also learned after friday there was some back and forth about evidence that would be introduced, and we're talking about facebook messaging between jennifer crumbley and her husband, james. well, this morning, crumbley went on the record saying she does not want those messages redacted or excl

ethan's father james crumbley is set to go to trail march 5th. ey are being tried separately in this matter. ethan has been sentenced to life without parole. prosecutors accused james and jennifer crumbley of disregarding their son's mental health and buying him a gun. his mother even allegedly taking him to a shooting range. on the day of the attack, his parents allegedly refused a counselor's request he be taken home after a teacher found him with a violent drawing of a shooting. joining me now, jury consultant richard gabriel, president of decision analysis. i've been eager to talk to you today, richard, because whenever there is a big jury selection moment, my mind as a trial attorney and prosecutor goes to who am i arguing my case in front of? who is it that's going to decide ultimately? you got 12 jurors. there are five alternates that have been chosen for the jury today. i think it's ten women, seven men, several parents among them, gun owners. what are your thoughts on this makeup of this jury? >> what's interesting, lawyer, is that you ha

hudson the evidence and this case will show that ethan crumbley's mother, jennifer crumbley, didn't pullrigger but she is as responsible for the death of those for anderson students and that michigan high school as her son's. it will show that even though, typically a parent is not held responsible for the intentional actions of their children, there are exceptions to this role. and this case, the evidence is so overwhelming and so heinous that this is that exception. the evidence will show that this defendant ignored flashing red lights and waving gigantic red flags. the evidence will show she knew her son had very severe mental health issue. he complained to her repeatedly about hallucinating, feeling isolated, feeling alone, hearing voices. and having physicians of using violence against others. it will show despite no one all of this, this defendant put her own selfish desires over the needs of kherson. she would not take him to a medical facility. she wouldn't take him to a doctor or hospital. but she found time and her schedule to have an affair, outside of her a marriage, and to c

my son's name is ethan crumbley. >> jennifer texted her son.don't do it, but it was too late. madison baldwin, tate meyer, hyacinth juliana and justin schilling were dead. the couple now has separate trials. jennifer going first after she was overheard blaming her husband. >> do you swear or affirm -- >> a couple once united now pitted against each other in court. >> and those opening statements have just begun in pontiac, michigan. i think we do have live pictures and jennifer crumbley is in the courtroom. there are parents on that jury so you have parents judging parents and this is going to be a precedent-setting case that could go far exceedingly, the parents of a mass shooter, right? >> yeah. and we are watching pictures of jennifer crumbley being sat down in her chair and they've taken off her handcuffs and she's in regular clothes as all defendants usually are when they go to trial. thank you very much, jean, for that story to remind us of what happened and to remind us of the victims also in this case and why they are on trial. all righ

the school of the shooting again and again, and he was describing the various encounters that ethan crumbley with his victims and the shootings and the way these victims fell to the ground in some cases, and you could hear sniffling off camera, and then we were able to see that jennifer crumbley the defendant appearing to be wiping away tears, appearing to be emotional hearing. >> jennifer crumbley is expected to testify in her own defense according to her lawyers. when might that happen? >> reporter: yeah, so at this point the prosecution is still in the early hours of presenting its case. we were told by the prosecution that we could see anywhere from 20 to 25 witnesses. this is fifth witness by our account that the prosecution is having on the stand. so we are not yet at this point where the defense would be calling its own witness, be calling jennifer crumbley to the stand, but we don't have any indication on exactly when that might happen. you mentioned that jennifer crumbley is going to testify, but the defense is also trying to have her son ethan crumbley testify. his attorneys have s

both parents ignored the warning signs involving their son and made a gun accessible to him. >> ethan crumbley is serving a life sentence in the shooting deaths of four students at oxford high in 2021. in opening statements, the defense for crumbley's mother said she will take the stand but also blamed the gun purchase on her husband. we have been following the case. >> jennifer crumbley didn't pull the trigger that day, but she is responsible for those deaths. >> reporter: prosecutors laying out their case where jennifer crumbley should be held responsible for the shooting deaths of four students committed by her son. >> despite her knowledge of his deteriorating mental crisis, despite her knowledge of his growing social isolation, this gun was gifted. >> reporter: in an unusual move, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against crumbley and her husband james, accusing them of disregarding the risks when buying a gun for their son, four days before the shooting, even though he was struggling with mental health. >> they didn't do any number of tragically small and easy things t

ethan crumbley pulled the trigger. he is responsible, not jennifer. >> again, this would really be the first of its case verdict if it did go against the parents for what they really did not do incasarez, thank you for being with us. keep moderating and let us know when the news happens. sara. >> dramatic testimony. >>> here's another first of its kind. the clock is now ticking on ala alabama about to do something we've never seen in the united states. kenneth eugene smith is set to be put to death by nitrogen gas pending his second last-minute appeal. this is a new and untested method of execution that his attorneys claim could cause excessive pain or even a to torturous death. smith is on death row for his part in a 1988 murder for hire of a minister's wife. this morning, his attorneys asked the supreme court again to pause this execution. i want to bring in brian stevenson for more perspective on this. he is the founder and executive director of the equal justice initiative. first of all, we talked a little bit befo

. >>> a case that could test the limits of responsibility in a mass shooting, the gun ethan crumbley killed four after he opened fire at a school in 2021 and now his mother is on trial. thursday the prosecution argued that while jennifer crumbley did not pull the trigger, she is responsible. they say she ignored her son's mental health struggles and brought him a gun just days before the shooting. but her defense attorney says the mother couldn't have reasonably foreseen the mass shooting and blames ethan's father for the purchase. the first witness also took to the stand, one of them a teacher who was shot. ethan's parents are standing trial separately and pleading not guilty to four charges of involuntary manslaughter. in 202022, ethan crumbley plead guilty to the shooting. >> when we return, lebron james sets another new record. that story next. >>> buckingham palace saying britain's king charles has been admitted to hospital for prostate treatment. we were expecting this of course. but we've had confirmation of the timing. he would like to thank all of those who have sent their g

the mother of a convicted school shooter on trial, after her son ethan crumbley, opened fire in oxford in 2021, killing four students. his parents are now being tried separately for involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors argue they were grossly in english and. with his mother aware of his mental health and shoes, and his father buying the van 15-year-old a gun, four days before that shooting. and opening statements today, jennifer crumbley attorney previewed what her client is expected to say when she takes the stand. >> she did not have an accurate radar in any way that there was any mental disturbance that her son would ever take a gun into a school that, or son would evere. some >>> prosecutors also in that room argue that crumbley's feigning ignorance. >> despite her knowledge of his deteriorating mental crisis, despite her knowledge of his growing social isolation, despite the fact that it is illegal for a 15 year old to walk into a gun store and walk out with a handgun by himself, this gun was gifted. >>> i want to bring in joey jackson, cnn's legal analyst and criminal defense at

that's when ethan crumbley, two was then 15, walked into his high school x oxford high school here inn, he shot and killed four of his classmates, he injured several others, ethan crumbley was sentenced last month, he's serving life without the possibility of parole right now, he's now 17, he was 15 at the time of the shooting, his parents jennifer and james crumbley are facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, ethan's mother jennifer will be tried first, her trial, jury selection for it is you should way in this courthouse behind me right now and we're getting information from our court reporter who's inside, just to paint a picture for you, our judge has asked potential jurors if anyone has an oxford sign in their front yard and reminded the potential jurors they're not here about the shooting and not here to debate gun laws. >> adrienne, thank you. >> adrienne, thank you. >>> coming up, the oscars before my doctor and i chose breztri for my copd, i had bad days, (cough, cough) flare-ups that could permanently damage my lungs. with breztri, things changed for me. breztri gave

ethan crumbley killed four classmates at oxford high school in november of 2021.arents, james and jennifer crumbley are also responsible for the massacre. >> first, it did not seem real. >> the prosecutor testifying friday after several messages. prosecutors portraying jennifer as a negligent mother. testifying in march of 2021 that the shooter took a picture of a demon asking his mother. >> can you text back. >> reporter: around the time the shooter sent those messages, prosecutors say his parents were out riding horses. his mother calling. >> an hour and a half after the text. that was a 19-second call? >> correct. >> reporter: hours before the rampage, prosecutors showing jennifer crumbley saw the hand written note saying help me with a drawing of a gun. after the meeting at the school, jennifer crumbley contacted someone about a horse before messaging her son. >> you know you can talk to us. we won't judge. it says i care. i know. thank you. i'm sorry for that. i love you. >> reporter: by the time jennifer responded, more than half an hour later, the witnesses

crumbley. her son ethan opened fire at oxford high school in 2021.arents were grossly negligent by making a gun accessible and ignoring his mental health needs. ethan crumbley is serving a life sentence. it's the first time in the u.s. that parents have been charged in a mass school shooting. >>> still to come, trader joe's customers get spicy. the grocery store chain unveils its customer favorites. we're going to tell you the snack that topped the list. the. -- the list. in the morning. i'm so glad i can still come here. you see, i was diagnosed with obstructive hcm. and there were some days i was so short of breath. i thought i'd have to settle for never stepping foot on this trail again. i became great at making excuses. but i have people who count on me so i talked to my cardiologist. i said there must be more we can do for my symptoms. he told me about a medication called camzyos. he said camzyos works by targeting what's causing my obstructive hcm. so he prescribed it and i'm really glad he did. camzyos is used to treat adults with symptomatic

>> it's what i would recommend for my client if my client were ethan crumbley. should not testify, if there is an appellate issue and he hasn't exercised his appellate rights you, may compromise that by taking the stand and testifying, and certainly taking the stand and pointing your finger at yourself just to save your parents. that is the default advice i would give someone who was in the same position as ethan crumbley. if you're renting the parents, you want you want anyone and everyone who will come in and point the finger in another direction other than what you did or what you failed to do. >> danny cevallos, always good to have you here. thank you so much. we want to go back to that meeting of the uaw because it is official now, the president of the uaw, shawn fain saying the uaw is endorsing joe biden as president of the united states. you'll remember, he actually joined auto workers in a first ever for a president on the picket lines in wayne county, michigan. in addition to that, 380,000 members represented there at this meeting, powerful voting bloc

. >>> jury selection has begun in the trial of the mother of michigan school shooter ethan crumbley prosecutors allege that she and her husband james, who's being tried separately recklessly ignored warning signs from their troubled son both could face is 15 years in prison >>> on thursda thursday, a a aa inmate is set to be executed by an untested method lisa crain from our nbc affiliate in birmingham has the story. >> we are using an untested, experimental method of execution to kill a human being, and i can't think of anything as dehumanizing as saying we're going to use you as a human guinea pig, a human lab rat to kill you >> reporter: birmingham attorney, he has worked on dozens of death penalty cases. what hadwill most likely happens a travesty and violation of the constitution >> there's no physicians involved in this, no medical staff involved in this we don't flow know if the persos going to be sedated before he is basically asphyxiated. when the nitrogen goes in, and the person breathes out, the oxygen leaves the body, and he is going to basically be suffocated >> reporter: we just d

this is something to keep in mind, because both ethan crumbley's mother and father are facing charges in the aftermath of that school shooting, but they're having separate trials the mother's trial is going on first. back to you. >> jesse, thank you. >>> just hours from now, the international court of justice in the hague will issue its first ruling in the genocide case against israel. in a highry-dily divisive move,t africa has brought israel to the court making an ongoing case of genocide against the pli palestinians in gaza what's at stake with this ruling tod today? >> reporter: today in a few hours from now, the international court of justice is expected to rule on whether to grant some or all preliminary measures south africa is asking for to protect the lives of palestinians in gaza one is that they cease all military operations and that all displaced palestinians are allowed to return home safely and granted access to humanitarian and basic needs now israel in its defense is saying that, is accusing south africa is giving a profoundly distorted view of the hostilities, saying

ethan crumbley pleaded guilty and was sentenced last month. >> the defendant shall serve the rest of his life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: the four students who died ranged in age from 14 to 17. seven others were wounded including teacher molly darnell. >> i realized he's raising a gun to me. >> reporter: she showed jurors her bullet wound as she described what happened. >> i texted my husband "i love you, active shooter," and then i started feeling blood dripping down my arm. >> reporter: prosecutors say jennifer crumbley and her husband james ignored warning signs of mental health issues including drawings of a gun with the words "the thoughts won't stop. help me." they bought him a gun as a gift. the defense revealed crumbley herself will testify. >> she did not have it on her radar in any way that there was any mental disturbance that her son would ever take a gun into a school, that her son would ever shoot people. >> reporter: in convicted, the crumbleys could face 15 years in prison. not for what they did, say prosecutors, but what they failed to do. >> they

ethan crumbley pleaded guilty and was sentenced last month. >> the defendant shall serve the rest of his life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: the four students who died ranged in age from 14 to 17.% seven others were wounded, including teacher molly darnell. >> i realize he's raising a gun to me. >> reporter: she showed jurors her bullet wound as she described what happened that day. >> i had texted my husband, i love you. active shooter. and then i started feeling blood dripping down my arm. >> reporter: prosecutors say jennifer crumbly and her husband, james, ignored warning signs of mental health issues, including drawings of a gun withed words "the thoughts won't stop, help me." they bought him a gun as a gift. the defense revealed crumbly herself will testify. >> she did not have it on her radar in any way that there was any mental disturbance, that her son would ever take a gun into a school, that her son would ever shoot people. >> reporter: if convicted, the crumblies could each face 15 years in prison, not for what they did, say prosecutors, but what they fai

this as video played in court yesterday showing the mothers of shooter ethan crumbley in the back ofas detectives searched her house. >> my son has ruined his life -- i'll probably never see him again. >> the former dean of students testified yesterday ethan's parents said it was okay for their son to return to class after he was pulled for a violent picture he drew, and said he didn't search his backpack because he didn't have suspicion to. later that day the teenager shot and killed four students. authorities testified they northbound an open gun box and gun range targets with bullet holes taped to the shooter's bedroom wall. jennifer crumbley has pleaded not guilty for her alleged role in the 2021 shooting. >>> "the wichita eagle" reports a stolen jackie robinson statue was found burned and in pieces. first responders reported to a trash can fire at garvey park shortly after 8:30 yesterday morning and found pieces of the bronze statue. it belonged to a youth baseball league. it had gone missing last thursday and prompted a citywide search. no suspects have been arrested, and the m

. >> reporter: prosecutors making the unprecedented move to charge ethan crumbley's parents with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter, arguing they were aware of his deteriorating mental health but still gifted him a gun days before the shooting and didn't secure it, then failed to take him out of school the day of the massacre after officials shared this troubling drawing that morning depicting his 9 millimeter sig sauer handgun, a person shot, and messages like, "the thoughts won't stop. help me." >> that's what this case is about. it's about jennifer crumbley's willful disregard of what she knew of. >> reporter: that meeting with the school lasting just 11 minutes, no one checking the shooter's backpack for a gun. within hours he would open fire. today prosecutors calling eyewitnesses to the stand. teacher molly darnell in tears describing the moment she was shot. >> i locked eyes. he didn't hesitate. >> reporter: prosecutors showing the jury these messages between the crumbley parents about purchasing the weapon, jennifer crumbley asking her husband, "you get gun?" they bo

reporter: prosecutors say the crumbley's knew ethan was troubled, but acted negligently. james crumbley bought for his son the gun he used to kill his classmates. concerns flagged by the school went unheeded. the day before the shooting, on november 29th, oxford high informed jennifer crumbley that her son was looking up ammunition on his phone. she texted him: lol i'm not mad, you have to learn not to get caught, lol. hours before the shooting began, teachers discovered this worksheet on ethan's desk, covered with violent warning signs. below a drawing of a gun, he wrote: the thoughts won't stop, help me. and blood everywhere, and a drawing of a bullet. when a teacher saw the sheet, he scratched much of it out, including what appears to be a shooting victim, dripping with blood. ethan's parents were called into school that morning, but officials say they resisted taking him home, and made no mention of any gun. shortly after they left, their son began his rampage. when news of the shooting got out in the community, jennifer crumbley texted her son, writing, ethan, don't d

the dramatic testimony in the trial of jennifer crumbley today, the mother of school shooter ethan crumbley. the parents who bought their son the gun, days later called into school over concerns about his behavior and what he had written. prosecutors saying they never told the school they might want to check for the gun. he opened fire hours later. >>> the first-ever execution in the u.s. using nitrogen gas. witnesses on what happened in that room as the convict was put to death. >>> tonight, taylor swift and the growing concern over artificial intelligence. artificial images, deep fakes, explicit in nature, seen more than 47 million times before being taken down. tonight, the call for action with the a.i. threat only growing. >> tonight, king charles hospitalized, undergoing a procedure. news on his condition coming in and how he's doing. >>> the american olympic gold medal skier airlifted to the hospital tonight. >>> also, the incredible moment on the playground. the little boy, just 7, and what he said to the little girl who believed she'd been bullied. his moving words going viral tonig

inside, ethan crumbley's messy room, paper targets with bullet holes and an empty whiskey bottle. case that held a murder weapon purchased as a gift days before the shootings, open and empty on his parents bed. his mother, jennifer crumbley, now on trial for a voluntary manslaughter, told police on the day of the murders that her son had never been in trouble, despite having to be called to school hours earlier to discuss a violent drawing he had made. she has pleaded not guilty. tonight, we are getting an exclusive come up-close look at the inspections that are being made to alaska airlines fleet of boeing 737 max 9s. the inspections were ordered after a door panel blew off midflight earlier this month. cbs's kris van cleave shows us how these new safety checks work. >> reporter: we are on board in advance alaska airlines 737 max 9 awaiting an inspection. it is our first up-close look at the door panels and bullets now at the center of the ntsb investigation into what went wrong on alaska flight 1282, when one of those door panels, known as a plug, blew out mid-flight earlier thi

ethan crumbley pleaded guilty and was sentenced last month. >> the defendant shall serve the rest of his life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: the four students who died ranged in age from 14 to 17. seven others were wounded, including teacher molly darnell. >> i realize he is raising a gun to me. >> reporter: she showed jurors her bullet wound as she described what happened that day. >> i texted my husband "i love you, active shooter." and then i started feeling blood dripping down my arm. >> reporter: prosecutors say jennifer crumbley and her husband, james, ignored warning signs of mental health issues, including drawings of a gun with the words "the thoughts won't stop come help me." they bought him a gun as a gift. the defense revealed crumbley herself will testify. >> she did not have it on her radar in any way that there was any mental disturbance, that her son would ever take a gun into a school, that her son would ever shoot people. >> reporter: if convicted, the crumbleys could each face 15 years in prison, not for what they did, say prosecutors, but what the

the jury seeing the police interview with ethan crumbley's parents, confronting their son hours after the shooting. you'll see the video. >> why? >> i love you. >> and what prosecutors say it shows. >>> the alarming images tonight. the suspect accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl on her way to school, getting out of his car, lunging at her. >>> there is news coming in tonight about king charles and princess catherine. >>> in the u.s., the dog owner clinging to the hood of this speeding car after her dog was stolen, a mid a rash of dog thefts in this country. >>> tonight, the major headline involving what could be amelia earhart's lost plane what we've learned. >>> and the super bowl is set tonight. already the odds on which team. the stars on the field, and the one star off. will taylor swift be there? what about her concert in tokyo? fans have already done the math tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. we begin tonight with the deadly drone attack killing three u.s. soldiers, injuring dozens of other troops on a u.s. base in t

, the mother of convicted school shooter ethan crumbley, starts trial her husband, jamesnslaughter charges will be tried separately in 2021, ethan crumbley opened fire at his suburban michigan high school, killing four students and injuring several others prosecutors say he used a semiautomatic handgun purchased by his dad as an early christmas gift, days before the shooting crumbley, 15 at the time, posting online, quote, just got my new beauty today. >> the terror that he caused in the state of michigan and in oxford is a true act of terrorism. >> reporter: prosecutors also say there were warning signs days before the shooting when a teacher saw crumbley searching for ammunition online. his parents allegedly dismissed calls from the school at the time authorities say jennifer crumbley sent a text saying, quote, l.o.l., i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught and the day of the attack, a teacher discovering hand drawn images of a gunpointing at the words, the thoughts won't stop, help me. both parents were called to the school but prosecutors say they dec

and ethan crumbley's attorneys are appealing the life in prison without any possibility of parole.ossibility of parole for him in michigan. >> and that is clearly a part of all of this. thank you so much. and this is continuing as we speak. she will be back with more up dates. we'll be right back. unrwaunrwa. >>> new data shows big progress toward the federal reserve inflation goals. the central bank's favorite inflation gauge pca index held steady at 2.6% in december. that is 0.6 percentage points from the fed's goal of 2%. the report comes as new pew research poll shows american's view of the economy has gotten a little brighter. but president biden's approval rating still remains low as he embraces the improving economy on the campaign trail. priscilla alvarez is at the white house with more. people are spending more, people seem to be pretty happy with the gas prices. prices have dropped some. and yet biden doesn't seem to be getting any of the credit for this. is that what you are hearing? >> that is the challenge for the white house and for the biden campaign, making the conn

. >> at his sentencing hearing, ethan crumbley who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder said this about his parents. >> they did not know, and i did not tell them what i planned to do so they are not at fault of what i've done. >> the defense is going to say you heard it from ethan himself, no one was going to be able to stand in his way. jennifer crumbley's attorney said she will testify in her own defense and each parent could face up to 15 years in prison and the father of james crumbley will be tried separately and his trial tentatively scheduled to start on march 5th and he's also to plead not guilty. >> thank you very much for that report. to our viewers, thank you very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> out front next, trump takes the stand and gets slapped down by the judge. did the former president and gop front-runner do himself any favors with the jury in the rnc trying to bully nikki haley out of the race as trump threatens her supporters. one of those haley donors is out front tonight. are trump's

the day of the shooting he received an email from a teacher flagging that ethan crumbley had drawn inappropriateeet, and he received an email also the previous day about ethan looking up bullets online in the classroom. the dean of students testified he didn't see it as a discipline issue but a counseling issue. also, as you mentioned, josÉ, yesterday we saw surveillance video of jennifer and james crumbley coming face-to-face with their son hours after the shooting. watch and listen. >> why? why? >> i love you. i love you. i love you. >> he's just sitting there like he doesn't care. >> as she exits that interview room, jennifer crumbley turns and looks at her son and asked why, and that's the voice of ethan's father that continues to say, i love you. >>> donald trump could be booted from another state's primary ballot. we will explain, next. you're watching "josÉ diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. treat and prevent, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. relief is possibl

the mother of michigan school shooter ethan crumbley, as she also guilty?lked about it next. >>> a jury select that they end that michigan trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of the oxford high school shooter eight and crumbly. facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with her fans mother of four students back in november 2021. it was the worst school shooting and michigan's history. athens father, james crumbley, santa clara on march 5th on the same charge, they are being tried separately and this matter. eight and has already been sentenced to life without parole. prosecutors accused james and jennifer crumbley of disregarding their son's mental health and buying him a gun. his mother even allegedly taking him to a shooting range. on the day of the attack, his parents allegedly refused a council owes request could be taken home after a teacher found him with a violent drawing also shooting. joining me now, jury consultant rayshard gabriel, president of decision analysis. i've been eager to talk to you today, richard, because wheneve

. >>> michigan's school shooter ethan crumbley likely won't testify in his mother's trial.d she wouldn't allow him to take the stand if he invokes the fifth amendment which protects people from self-incrimination, as his attorneys have are have indicated he would. crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing four classmates at his high school in 2021. his parents are facing their own trials. prosecutors accuse them of ignoring their son's pleas for mental health care and buying him a gun anyway. cell phone evidence presented in court on friday revealed their conversations around the time of the shooting, including messages that allege crumbley's mother laughed when he asked to see a doctor about mental health concerns. >>> u.s. senate negotiators have agreed on a deal that would empower the federal government to significantly clamp down on illegal migrant crossings at the southern border. that's according to a source familiar with the matter. yet despite the apparent agreement, u.s. house speaker mike johnson says it's, quote, dead on arrival in his r

opening statements begin today in the trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of ethan crumbley, facing four counts manslaughter oig connected to her son's murder of four students in 2021. >>> and an oklahoma trooper is okay after he was hit by a passing car. trooper gregory was talking to a driver through the passenger window when another car slammed into the vehicle sending him flying backwards. >>> and jon stewart is returning to "the daily show." the comedian will host once a week on mondays starting february 12. he will also serve as executive pro producer. >>> let's go to weather because millions in the south remain under widespread flood threats after more than a month's worth of rain drechblnched parts of louisiana and texas. some areas seeing up to 10 inches of rain. there could be more as the system moves east today. derek van dam is tracking it all. >> this is what happens when you get too much rain in a short period of time. this is a scene out of new orleans yesterday. i cringe every time i see these videos and people driving through flooded streets. you never know how deep

. >> well, the defense, as i said, once ethan crumbley himself to come to this courtroom to clarify someofted on those texts, they want him to admit that in that courtroom for the defense. well, the appellate attorneys have made it known that ethan will plead the fifth if he comes into this courtroom. that he will not say anything to incriminate himself because there's an appeal on his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. it's the harshest punishment in michigan. in his brand-new appellate attorneys are gonna fight to get it decreased. so, the judge says, if we know, already he's gonna plead the fifth. i'm not gonna like to put him on the stand. it's what appears as though that's how it goes right now. we'll see what happens. boris, i've seen before, that the defendant convicted is brought to the courthouse. the jury goes out of the room. he is put on the stand to see exactly what he will say when he's on the stand. out of the presence of the jury. remember, ethan and his mother they haven't seen each other in two years. that could impact the whole situation. >>