the next step is for him to arrive at fort leavenworth. we're told that will likely happen sometime tonight, maybe within the next few hours or so. once he gets to fort leavenworth, the usual procedure is he will be given a lengthy physical and psychological exam to see where best he should be placed at fort leavenworth. and then you start to get into the legal process. first step obviously down the road would be article 32 hearing in which sort of a -- think of probable cause hearing in a civilian court. from there the ball just keeps rolling. the one caveat to this case, this is getting way ahead of ourselves, but if this is referred as a death penalty case, the one caveat is going to be in that sort of case the prosecution cannot use sworn statements or depositions. they have to actually produce the witness. and the defense has the right to look at his accusers and to cross-examine those witnesses. how that would play with these afghan villagers in a very remote part of afghanistan possibly being brought here to the united states, that'

>> army staff sergeant robert bales talked with john henry browne for several hours today at fort leavenworth. the meeting comes as we wait to hear what charges he will face. jay is live with the latest. >> the seattle-based attorney was in kansas today for what is expected to be the first of several meetings this week with his client. the attorney called the first meeting with the suspected killer an emotional one. 38-year-old staff sergeant robert bales is being held in isolation at fort leavenworth. he is accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. he met with his lawyer today. prior to the visit, browne talk about the magnitude of the case. >> it has legal and social ramifications. you cannot imagine a bigger case. >> he told the associated press he has read about those serving in afghanistan but it is totally different when you hear about it from someone who has been there. bales grew up in ohio. >> outgoing and funny. >> a former high-school football teammate only remembers a stand- up guy. >> he would do anything for anybody. i would not think anything will change. >> bales socotra tours o

robert bales is in solitary confinement in fort leavenworth, kansas. hearing from more people who knew him. they say the man they knew could never have gone on this deadly shooting rampage. honest and her rollick, that is those who know robert describe them. >> a caring individual. >> his last conversation with the soldier accused of the killed 16page that civilians was three months ago. called him from afghanistan. when the news broke that he was y behind the vicious was beyond comprehension, he says. >> i could not believe it. i still cannot believe it. could notthat i knew it. done >> he was one of compassion and patriotism, he describes. awaiting the arrival of his attorneys, he sits in solitary confinement at fort leavenworth, prisonpossible life in penalty.ath case that could be hard prove because of cultural differences. no autopsies were conducted. all eyewitnesses from the afghanistan village would be required to testify in person in u.s. military court. is his mental state. >> post-traumatic stress be a mitigating circumstance. is what he bel

the military is flying him to fort leavenworth kansas. we are learning more about how he could defend himself in court. now, karen travers. >> is accused of a terrible crime, a shooting rampage that left 16 afghans dead. today we are learning new details of what may have caused the 38-year-old army soldiers and father to snap. the day before the incident, the suspect saw a friend's legs blown off. >> he was gravely injured the day before the alleged incident which affected all the soldiers. >> his name will be released to the public after his charged which may not happen until next week. he could be facing multiple murder charges that will likely carry the death penalty. after three deployments to iraq, he did not want to go to afghanistan and was originally told he would not have to go. prexy and his family were told that his tours in the middle east were over and overnight that changed. >> the soldier had been injured twice during deployments to iraq, a concussion and serious injury to the footp. the suspect's family was shocked when th

he is living in a cell just like this one at military detention center at fort leavenworth. they are up at 5 for example a meal. officials say he is being treated like other inmates, waiting for trial, and given time to exercise. >> he had some recreation time. he begun a schedule that every other pretrial service member goes through. >> reporter: the biggest thing for robert bales is meeting with his defense team, which includes a military lawyer and a private attorney, who flown out from seattle. officials showed us this video of the visitation areas but robert bales will be given more privacy. >> they have more privacy. similar to a medical appointment. >> reporter: the defense attorney says he will likely be here for the next few days meeting with his client. he is also trying to set up a telephone interview between the sergeant and his wife. so far no formal charges in this case but they could potentially come before the end of the week. back to you. >>> group of veterans gathered in san francisco to make a powerful and visual statement about the human cost of war. they

he is at fort leavenworth in kansas. he could get life in prison or the death penalty. it is a case that could be hard to prove because of cultural differences. no autopsy is or conducted that would pinpoint a murder weapon. >> posttraumatic cestus order would be a circumstance that could cause a jury to determine the death penalty is not appropriate -- posttraumatic stress disorder. >> bales had a hit and run in the past and assault. according to his wife's blog he was recently upset over a missed promotion. john gonzalez, abc 7. >> culpeper county authorities under fire after a judge threw out a man posing murder conviction. michael-was released from prison after 12 years behind bars last week. he was convicted of killing an elderly woman in 1996. authorities cut secret deals and used perjured testimony to wrongfully convict. a special prosecutor has six months to decide whether to retry hash. court documents say there's another suspect, but police cannot find him. >> in loudoun county family received a death threat. a county sheriff address community leaders and memb

he is now in solitary confinement in fort leavenworth, kansas.fghans are demanding he face justice in afghanistan. >>> a united nations official is saying that an american said to have been held captive for months have been turned over to the u.s. embassy in bugd. the man was handed over to the u.n. by the movement led by muqtada al sadr. the man's name is randy michael. they claim he was held for nine months and captured in battles. but a pentagon official says to the best of their knowledge, no akdive duty u.s. military personnel have been missing in iraq. >>> some indiana students are finding out just how lucky they are today. this is an ef-4 tornado slamming into their school. watch how the tornado pulverizes the gym and destroyed the front hallway. about 80 students and staff were there when it hit. >>> syrian activists found victims of a recent attack by thugs in the city of homs. 32 children and two women were found tortured and brutalized. half of the children have been returned to relatives since most of their parents were killed in the

he is in so will carry confinement at fort leavenworth, kansas. those who love him are struggling onto reconcile the man they know with the scene in afghanistan and we want to check in with kimberly terry in san francisco with more. >> diane, staff sergeant robert bales could face the death penalty as we awaiting formal charges. he is being held in solitary confinement. neighbors of 38-year-old staff sergeant robert bales she they knew him as a doeting family man. >> he was always happy, happy guy, full much life. i really wouldn't expect it. >> accused of kill 16 afghans, mostly women and children, bales is now at fort leavenworth and the army's maximum security prison in kansas. he enlisted in the army after 9/11. the decorated soldier served three tours in iraq. his attorney says bales never expected a fourth deployment. this time to afghanistan. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east. he was training to be a recruiter, and then over night he was told he was going back>> bales attorney also implied he was suffering from po

it's two civilian attorneys and his military attorney saying they will, in fact, travel to fort leavenworthkansas, where staff sergeant bales is currently being held and meet with him in person sometime this week. as of right now, up until now i should say there have only been phone conversations between the attorneys and the staff sergeant. they released a statement yesterday afternoon and i'll read that to you now. public report that sergeant bales' supervisors, family, and friends describe him as a level-headed experienced soldier are consistent with information gathered by the defense team. it is too early to determine what factors may have played into this incident, and the defense team looks forward to reviewing the evidence, examining all of sergeant bales' medical and personnel records and interviewing witnesses. now, those glowing reports that the defense team referred to, randy, include neighborhoods and soldiers who served with sergeant bales. neighbors say he is a nice man. soldiers say he is a model soldier. there have, though, been a few blemishes in his record, including a 20

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he is in fort leavenworth in solitary confinement. staff sergeant robert bales seen here training at a military facility in california is housed in a pre-trial detention facility. he's awaiting formal charges in connection with the shooting rampage that left 16 afghan civilians dead including women and children. he's the married father of two young children of his own who have all been moved on to a military base in washington state for their own protection. >> they're suffering a lot. they're confused a lot. more than anything, everybody is very concerned. they're scratching their heads more than anything else. >> neighbors in his washington state community are shocked. >> super nice. super nice family, nice people, nice parents, nice friends. i am completely blown away. >> according to his lawyer, bales enlisted shortly after 9/11 and decided to make it his career. he'd been sent to iraq three times suffering a head injury and losing part of a foot. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east. he was training to be

john henry browne says that robert bales is at fort leavenworth, kansas, in solitary confinement. he will be formally charged later this week and could face life in prison or the death penalty. experts say it could be hard to prosecute. those closest to the staff sergeant described him as honest and heroic, high school football captain, husband, and father of two, who won the army two months after the 9/11 attacks, now accused of the bloody rampage that killed 16 civilians. you could not imagine a more difficult case. this case has political ramifications, legal ramifications, social ramifications. every challenge. you cannot imagine a bigger case with so many problems. >> with no autopsy, it could be difficult to connect a murder weapon. those who live in the village would be forced to testify in person. 38-year-old robert bales did have a few run ins with the law in the past including hit and run and assault. according to his wife's blog, he was recently upset over a missed promotion. reporting live in the newsroom, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> police in d.c. are looking for su

he goes to court at fort leavenworth kansas today. 16 deaths were originally reported but the pentagon has increased that to 17 yesterday. >> the official cause of whitney houston's death is drowning but the autopsy reveals heart disease and cocaine use that contributed to the grammy winners death. members of her entourage found her submerged in the bathtub of her hotel room last month. a home where michael jackson spent his last few months and where he died is for sale. jackson rented the mansion for about six months in 2009. it is now going for $23.9 million. seven bedrooms, 14 fireplaces. all of the furniture the singer use had been rented and was auctioned off last year except for the bed that he died in. kim kardashian is used to being the center of attention but not quite like this >> the shares department says a woman toss some white powder on the star last night. it turned out to only be flour. she was hosting an event to watch her fragrance line. she teamed to take it all in stride. she went back to the hotel room to clean up before returning to the event. she told deputies th

he is in a custody it in fort leavenworth, kansas. >> he felt that he needed something bigger to help people. >> he was superfund to hang around with. kind of the life of the party kind of guy super-- fun >>vicki: a stark contrast for this man who left his base and began a killing spree killing people in their homes. this is his fourth deployment. he is based in washington. he has not been formally charged but afghan villagers want his trial to be returned to afghanistan. they are intensifying to end this 10 year war in afghanistan and believes the u.s. needs to change its course after the mass murder. u.s. wants to pull out their troops in 2014 but they tell us they want actions, faster. >>reporter: 16 murder victims' remembered this images >> this children has been murdered why art-why are they still there? >> we're looking for a swift withdrawal and afghanistan. >>reporter: local community leader recently changed his position on the war when the was embarrassing headlines urinating on afghan bodies. burning korans and killing 16 people. if you cannot win back the hearts of people t

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prison at fort leavenworth, kansas. rebecca cooper is following the case. >> they were outraged the soldier had been secretly moved yesterday. he is being transferred state side as the investigation moves forward. the outcry in afghanistan continues to grow. >> investigators tried to piece together what happened during the average john henry browne says his client does not comprehend what he is facing. >> we seem to be unaware -- it makes me concerned about his state of mind. >> an angry president karzai refused to discount the rumors that more americans were involved in the massacre. >> these -- >> he says his client was under incredible stress, possibly suffering posttraumatic stress disorder. he suffered both a brain injury and losing part of his foot and previous stores and iraq. >> he is a devoted father and a career marriage -- a career military individual. he has never said anything hostile toward muslims or afghanis. this whole thing is a great surprise to his family. >> officials admit the soldier was seen drin

about an hour away from fort leavenworth. much of what we know about him has come from his lawyer. john henry brown, who says bail, married with two young children and said his client witness a fellow soldier's leg being blown off one day before he allegedly carried out the massacre and upset over being redeployed having done three previous duties in iraq, and lost part of his foot from an injury on the battlefield. those who knew him, always under the impression he was proud to serve his country and he has been in the u.s. army for 11 years. >> you know, he always, he always had a good attitude about being in the service. he was never really angry about it, or he seemed pretty, when i heard him talk, he seemed just like, yeah, that's my job, you know, what i do. >> top military officials say last weekend, robert bails walked off base in southern afghanistan, around 3 a.m., in an n.a.t.o. forces uniform, and executed 16 innocent afghan civilians sleeping in nearby villages and set their bodies on fire. and most of the victims were women and children and the incident has forced pres

at fort leavenworth kansas. he is scheduled to undergo both physical and psychological examinations his lawyer will be meeting with him this week. the shooting rampage upset afghans around the world and in fremont, they held a rally for the victims including this demonstration in fremont. the city is home to one of the largest afghan communities in the u.s. and they demand action from fellow afghans and from president obama >> speak to us, tell us and the people of afghanistan with your solution is in strategy to not let these acts of real terrorism take place again. >> this shooting is being blamed on posttraumatic stress disorder. hours before the rampage according to his attorney, the shooter had seen a fellow soldier lose a leg in an explosion. >> : police have suspended the search for a missing woman. authorities believe this woman may have been killed by her own son. the 52 old woman has not been seen since tuesday, the day before the bodies of her son and her daughter were found in the family's apartment.

killings, but very .ittle during the time these new revelations comes as he remains held at fort leavenworth, kansas. s wife issued her first statement. robert bales has not yet been charged. jim grant is calling for forces to accelerate the withdrawal from afghanistan. aran said afghanistan is not threat to the united states. osama bin laden is dead and than 50 al qaeda border withong the pakistan. >> the federal emergency says they willcy give $3.8 million to the louisiana school board. money is slated to pay for construction and other damage related cost. more than $3 million to help rebuild thomas jefferson elementary school. >> conditions remained much theer than normal for week in a row. shorts have replaced coats outdoors. thepact ond a cherry blossoms. we are live at the tidal basin. >> the cherry blossoms and e something in common. early bloomers. this aomers like to see nice and shiny. >> normally, he would have to watch where he stepped while in mid-march.r springs early entrants means not form underfoot truck driver. >> it is 75 degrees. spring is coming. >> the temperatures insp

pkg despues de dias aislado en una celda militar en fort leavenworth, kansas el sargento robert balescon su abogado, quien describio el encuentro como emotivo. y en una entrevista con cbs, revela que el sargento le habria dicho que n0 tiene ninguna memoria de lo que sucedio. sot john henry brown abogado de robert bales " hoy vecinos del sargento no pueden creer que este acusado de matar y quemar a 16 civiles en afghanistan, entre ellos 9 niños" tampoco sus ex compañeros de la preparatoria en cincinati donde bales fue presidente de su clase, y jugo futbol americano. y lo que muchas se preguntan es por que lo mandaron de nuevo a afghani..

it is likely to take place at fort leavenworth the military prison where he is being held. the military is hiding evidence, according to his attorney. he says the army is refusing to provide important files and making it difficult for him to interview key witnesses. the army has not commented. new documents indicate the debate on how to handle the pentagon after the 9/11 attacks. documents show top air force leaders initially thought about scattering the remains at sea. they rejected the idea after some decided to treat the remains as medical waste and have it incinerated. >> president obama sends a strong message to iran. he is moving forward sanctions on foreign banks that purchased oil from iran. iran denies the allegations. >> today mitt romney picked up another key endorsement. paul ryan of wisconsin backed him days before the wisconsin primary. paul ryan is the latest high- profile republican to call on the party to rally around the front runner. >> the chairman of a d.c. taxicab commission is putting out a warning to female passengers. he is telling them to be carefu

he is in fort leavenworth, kansas. if convicted? he will face the te -- death penalty. already difficult situations/relations between hamid karzai and the united states. >>marty: the on armed florida teenager in sanford-non-armed child was shot by they've never heard watch. a full investigation is being encouraged. >> my phone message is to the parents of the child. if i had a son it would look like him. i think they are correct to expect that all of us, as americans will take this with the seriousness that it deserves and get to the bottom of it. >>marty: he is a limited of what can be said because of a federal investigation. he called this a " tragedy ". police say there is no evidence that zimmerman that is disproving his story. ♪ >>isabel: decision 2012 the candidates are looking at a louisiana. they hold the primary. rick santorum is favored of the 20 delegate votes. he already has victory in alabama and mississippi. mitt romney still struggling on the gop conservative about. . >> how many times have you heard me say this? we need a clear choice. you should do some

you're in fort leavenworth, the military prison where he's being held. do you know if he's in solitary confinement? what kind of access he has to other soldiers, exercise, down time? any of that? >> they say he's being a skbe grated like every other pretrial prisoner here. and the pretrial folks, innocent until proven guilty. he's in a solitary -- he's not in a single cell, however, he is, apparently, going through what everybody else does on a daily basecy. and they're integrating him in now. they are also doing some mental and medical evaluationsnd during the morning hours. but according to a spokesperson, he's just one of the others that are here at this base in the e pretrial mode. i spoke with afghanistan war veteran nick hogan about the stresses of war. >> it's important to remember when you're deploy ed, it's not like the united states when you work 9:00 to 5:00 and only see your co-workers then. >> of course. a. >> i was never more than five feet away from my commander when i went to bed. you're with the guys you serve with 100% of the time. any

robert bayless said in his own cell in fort leavenworth, kansas. neighbors recalled him a good father, but say he was guarded when talking about his deployments to iraq. his family has been moved to a base in washington state for their protection. >> they are suffering a lot. they are confused a lot. more than anything, everyone is concerned. >> bales attorney questions allegations he was drinking the night of the shooting and suggest his client may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. mitt romney stuff -- stopped in puerto rico. peter alexander has tonight's 2012 update. quite the people cannot vote in america's general election, but they will have a say in selecting the republican nominee. last night, mitt romney was at a rally. it was a lot more of a carnival. along with the speakers, almost all of them speaking in spanish -- there was music, dancing, energy, and passion. mitt romney told the people they respect them and cared for them as americans. his rival, rick santorum, also called -- caused a firestorm of controversy early in

spokesperson said bales is also charged with six counts of attempted murder and is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. >>> divers off the coast of italy have recovered five bodies from the costa concordia. two people are still mission. the ship ran aground in january with about 4200 people onboard. a salvage company will be chosen to move the ship. >>> the rutger's university student qected of a hate crime in the death of his roommate is talking for the first time. chris cuoma will have an interview. in his first interview, 20-year-old dahru ravi opened up about the death of tyler clementi. >> if people want to hear this boy say by, i'm sorry. i should have never done it, that's a hard thing to do when they don't think they're a bully. >> reporter: a kid who, along with his friends, wasn't motivated boy hate but fascinated by his roommate's life-style. >> we think they're so open and accepting, this new generation, but the problems are still there. >> reporter: ravie is facing jail time talking about the impact the decisions had on tyler clementi. >> i don't think what ravi and his friends he

the military is holding him in an isolated cell at fort leavenworth military prison in kansas. charges are expected be filed against him within a week. lawyers say he will examine his medical and personnel records along with other evidence. oakland police are looking for two men who sexually assaulted a woman near city hall around 1:00 yesterday morning near 14th street and broadway. a woman said two men grabbed her from behind and took her to a secluded area and assaulted her. she said the were wearing black hooded sweatshirts, one was carrying a gun and spoke in a distinctively of low voice. the search is on for a teenage girl from morgan hill and vanished three days ago, 15 year-old sierra lamar was last seen early friday around her home. she never made it to class at zambrano high school. police say she does not have a history of running away but there was no evidence that she was kidnapped either. 5 ft. 2 in. in build and all of complexion. long dark hair. a hayward home went up in flames this morning, it started at 930 on chandler road near the southland mall. the fire st

the staff sergeant is being held at fort leavenworth in kansas. the 30 year-old will undergo a physical and psychological exam. military officials say he left his base last sunday and killed 16 civilians, nine of them children. a defense department official says he was drinking before the attack. neighbors in his home town are shocked >> a good guy, fun to be with. >> the military moved his family to a nearby base where he was stationed. the family has put their house up for sale. a neighbor says he used to watch your kids >> i am completely blown away and i can't believe he would of done that. i'm waiting for something to come out that there is more involved >> court documents show that he was arrested 10 years ago for assaulting a girlfriend and had to attending your management class is. he enlisted in the military after the 911 attacks. he was deployed to iraq three times. he was suffered from a head injury army recruiter when he learned he was being sent to afghanistan. >> one of the largest communities of afghan at immigrants and americans is

. >> bales is kbg held now at fort leavenworth military prison in kansas. that's where we have ted rollins standing by. do we even know if sergeant bales has met with that attorney yet ted? are we expecting the attorney to come on and speak? >> well, we are expecting him to come out and speak. we reached out to him via e-mail and he said he likely would. he said possibly right afterwards. we do know talking to people that they have met, they are meeting at this hour and they apparently met for three hours this morning and are on a lunch break and at it again. according to a spokesperson, he is planning on staying through midweek, john henry brown. so this is the first of sounds like a couple of days of interaction with his client. >> do we know yet, ted, when bales will be charged, what charges he could face, when if that happens? >> we don't know when. we do know that those charges are obviously -- likely, i should say, just to couch it -- include murder charges and likely 16 murder charges. sot timing, don't know. and the military has as much time as they

. >>> staff sergeant robert bales met with his attorney at fort leavenworth. john browne is representing him. browne said he spent more than three hours this morning and described their meeting as emotional. bales has yet to be charged but he is already being integrated into the normal pretrial confinement routine. a location has not been determined for the trial but it is possible afghan witnesses could be flown in to participate if this case goss court. >> i can't imagine a more difficult case. the case of political ramifications. it has legal ramifications, social ramifications. you can't imagine a bigger case. >> aside from his meeting with an attorney, bales is being kept in pretrial confinement, in an area with about a dozen other service members including pfc bradley manning who's charged in the wikileaks case. >>> investigators say the same gun used to exile four people at a jewish school today was also used to kill three paratroopers last week. a gunman killed three children and a rabbi, fired 15 rounds from the gun. the same gun was used in two attac

he is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas.icials want a return to afghanistan to face trial there but the military says he will be tried in the u.s.. the incident further strains the already tense relationship between the two countries. s. >>justine: one of the country's largest mortgage lenders is testing a program that could keep families from becoming homeless. bank of america its mortgage to lease program will allow preselected customers facing foreclosure to stay inside their homes. customers can turn their deeds over to break of america, it will not own their home anymore but it will not owe any more money on their mortgage. bankamerica will let the customers rent their old foe from the bank. if the program proves viable it could lead to a broader program could sleazes involving selective real-estate investors. >>james: here is another look outside, our roof camera showing as conditions in san francisco. clear and dry. we're looking for that to change over the next 24 hours. if you missed the forecast, stick around. more

. >> officials at fort leavenworth are expected to tell the army staff sergeant that he faces 17 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting rampage in southern afghanistan. military officials claim the 38 year-old left is based march 11th and walk to nearby villages and opened fire killing afghan civilians including women and children. he allegedly burned some of the bodies before returning to base. john henry browne believes the government has a tough task ahead >> it will be very difficult case for the government to prove in my opinion. there is no crime scene, there is no dna or fingerprints >> shootings put more strain on the relationship between the u.s. and afghan governments. last month the u.s. military forces mistakenly burned at the grand sparking deadly protest. he was on his fourth tour of duty in a war zone. he has served three tours in which he suffered injuries >> his mental state will become part of the approach will take to explain and hopefully defend him properly >> bales faces trial under the uniform code of military justice b

he is currently held in a maximum security military prison in fort leavenworth, kansas. >>> find out about a new app that will stop teens fromteens from texting behind the wheel. that's coming up. >>> on the weather front we had 63 at bwi marshall. somewhat cooler day than st. patrick's day saturday. we did not have a two degree forecast today. next weather maker pushing in rain showers. we'll have more on how this will impacted your start to the work week coming up. >>> a father created an app to block calls and text messages. the inventor came up with the idea thinking of his own children driving some day. >> i don't want them doing this. >> reporter: he knows they are growing up fast. before he knows it all three will be asking for the car keys . >> driving in today's world, they are eight. they are eight years away from driving. there are so many distractions and deaths on the roads caused by people texting. >> reporter: two years ago troy began working on a phone app to block calls and texts while driving. he hired a california company to develop the life before text app. it jus

fort leavenworth, kansas could be the next place for the sergeant. if convicted of murder, he could face the death penalty. thursday in the continued fallout from those killings, america's military campaign in afghanistan suffered a double blow. in a rebuke to visiting u.s. defense secretary leon panetta, president hamid karzai demanded a pullback of nato troops from villages and rural areas and asked that the transfer of security forces leading up to a complete withdrawal be sped up. in addition, the taliban suspended all talks with the united states thursday, blaming a lack of clarity on the issues by the u.s., and doubts about america's willingness to carry out promises "instead of wasting time." >>> well, back here at home on the campaign trail, president obama and vice president biden were all out thursday in maryland and ohio with tough talk aimed at the republican rivals. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning. good morning, everyone. after months of watching the republicans sl

the staff sergeant is being held in fort leavenworth. the 38 year-old will undergo a physical and psychological exam. military officials say he left the base and killed 16 civilians, nine of them children. a defense department official says he was drinking before the attack. neighbors are shocked >> a good guy, fun to be with, never thought something like this would happen to him >> the military will move his family to the nearby base where he was stationed. the family has put their house up for sale. a neighbor says that he used to watch your kids >> i am completely blown away and i can't believe you would of done that and i'm waiting for something to come out where it there is more involved. >> court documents show that he was arrested 10 years ago and had to attend a management class is. he was deployed to iraq three times. his attorney says he suffered a head injury and also lost part of his foot. he was training to be an army recruiter when you learned he was being sent to afghanistan. >> afghan immigrants and afghan americans in th

staff sergeant robert bayless is being held at an isolated cell in fort leavenworth kansas. people who knew him as a teenager say they are surprised by the events. they remember him as a football team captain in high school >> a popular guy, he was one of the better football players, a captain, and always a heavy lifter in the weight room. very outgoing and funny with a big smile >> the attorney says he does not know if bales was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder at the time of the shootings but it could be an issue at trial if believe to be relevant >> is the last full day of campaigning before tomorrows big republican presidential primary in illinois and mr. romney has new momentum after a big weekend victory in pr. >> thank you >> met ronnie will carry more momentum into this week's primary contest. he celebrated another win last night easily capturing all of the border region delegates >> hispanic voters will vote for republicans if we stand for conservative principles that bring growth and good jobs >> he spoke to supporters in illinois where polls show he is

since then, first of all transferred to kuwait and now being held at a high security prison at fort leavenworth. tonight, he has been charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder. >> the french president has appealed for national unity following the ending of the siege in toulouse. he said that french muslims had nothing to do with the mad motivation and should not be stigmatized. >> the final hours of the most dramatic siege that had lasted over 30 hours. it was thought that mohammed merah had taken his life but as police moved in, there came the most intense gunfire which signaled a fluorosis -- a ferocious gunfight. this was a 23-year-old criminal with a string of convictions. a french citizen trained in afghanistan who claimed that he had orders from al qaeda. he negotiated with police but late last night, he told them that it was against his conscience to surrender and all to medications stop. there were attempts to break his resolve. -- he told them it was against his conscience to surrender and all communications stopped. the decision was taken to send in the comma

difficult case to defend. 3 john henryybrowne spent three-and-a--all hours with sergeant bales at fort leavenworth serial killer ted moore, the so-called "barefoot bandit". their strategy session was held under quote- unquote "privvleged" circumstances.steed says: "it &paffords a little more privacy thhn the non-privileged [kind]. non-privileged is when ffmily members or friends come, just for routine visit. and that privileged visit is more for, you know, of moving forward with any case. sppaking to reporters last night, attorney browne said the bales case is fraught with polltics and other challenges.browne says: "you couldnnt imaginn a more difficult case i don't thiik." bales is the sole suspect in last weekks shooting rampage in southern afghanistan.. in which sixteen ciiilians were killed, including nine children.... until now, records showed sergeant bales had performee honorably, even heroically, in the arred forces... including three grueling tours of duty in iraq.. brownn touched on the topic of ápost- traumatic-stress-disorder.á browne says: "everybody that deployments through the to ha

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 afghanistan enemy general says there is room for improvement in the way injured s

military prison in fort leavenworth, kansas, yesterday.rs in his home of washington state describe bales as a kindhearted father who was seen playing with his two children in their yard. they say he was guarded, though, when talking about the three tours of duty and war. >> i'm shocked. i'm completely shocked. he was always a happy guy, full of life. i really wouldn't expect it. >> bales could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> back here at home, d.c. police chief captain lanier meet with residents of a neighborhood following two hate crimes that happened during a 24-hour period. armando trull has more on what the chief had to say. >> i'm appalled to know this crime happened at 9:15 p.m. on a monday evening, a time when the streets are still fairly crowded, and there's still a lot of traffic. >> reporter: last week's violent mugging happened on the corner of georgia northwest and irving street. it sent the victim to the hospital with a concussion and a broken jaw and without his wallet, cell phone and laptop. it also sent residents t

today he met with his attorney for the first time at fort leavenworth kansas. about a half-hour ago his lawyer said that he hath a sketchy memory of the night of the massacres. the case may not go to trial for months >> he was bleeding, suffered a head injury, when occupied protesters clashed with police and now, scott olson claims there is proof police intentionally meant to hurt him. he is now taking legal accident. >> scott olson filed a legal complaint here at the attorney's office on friday and his lawyer says this is just the beginning, a federal lawsuit is next. the images are still as striking as ever, occupied oakland protester scott bowles and bloody and days after being hit with an officer's projectile. he was injured in the brain and rendered unable to speak >> are served in the marine corps for the july 2005 to november 2009 >> he is speaking out once more for war veterans who cannot speak for themselves. on friday he filed his first legal action, a complaint against the city of oakland. he learned last week what it and the night of the protest >>

he is being held at a military prison in fort leavenworth kansas. >> jury selection under way in the murder trial of a northern virginia man accused of killing his estranged wife. daniel everett to gun down his ex-wife and a parking lot of a woodbrige chick-fil-a restaurant in february last year. the couple was in the middle of a divorce. they have three young daughters together. >> a maryland state trooper under investigation following an accusation that he assaulted a waitress at a ruby tuesday restaurant. this alleged incident took place last thursday in prince frederick, maryland. the trooper became upset apparently because his chicken tenders were undercooked./ he allegedly began swearing loudly at the waitress. the waitress has filed an assault charge against him. >> he smacks me in the back of the arm with the check presenter. it was a malicious act. >> the restaurant's kitchen manager says after the trooper left, he turned on the lights of his unmarked car and began telling other customers if not to go. into the go >> following a developing story from central virginia. anothe

he's back at the fort leavenworth center. he endured several injuries on his three tours in iraq and was reportedly not happy to be going on a fourth tour of duty in afghanistan. >>> well, this is a story that has sparked outrage. tonight we're hearing the 911 tapes in the shooting of an unarmed teen in florida. he was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer who said he acted in self-defense. but the boy's family says that in the calls you're about to hear, their son was the one who was crying for help. stuart moore has our report. >> reporter: a witness made the call to 911. >> 911. do you need police or medical? >> i'm not sure. maybe both. i can hear both. >> it's unclear whether it's trayvon martin or community watch leader george zimmerman. >> male or female? >> i think it's male. >> do you know why? >> i don't know. they're yelling for help. send someone quick. >> does he look hurt? >> i can't see him. i don't want go out there. i don't know what's going on. >> so you thing he's yelling help? >> yes. just -- there's gu

he will be detailed at fort leavenworth kansas. present karzei accused the u.s. of failing to cooperate and is demanding the u.s. pulled troops out of afghan villages. president obama spoke with president karzei this morning, but officials said it is unlikely that the u.s. will agree to an early withdrawal. robert bale is an 11-year veteran. >> hotels across the country are making it easier for people to visit loved ones serving far from hong. a national program hotels for heroes is being launched to the families of wounded soldiers can stay with their loved ones while they undergo medical treatment. people can donate their unused hotel rewards points to military families. it is a way that we can easily giveback. >> it fills a void and allows us to feel good about helping our veterans who are returning with their families being able to see them. >> marriott international and american hotels are some of the hotels involved. it was homecoming day for some md. army national guard soldiers. >> after serving in egypt, the soldiers returned to their armories. >> the fa