. >> the announcement of the retirement of james teare was made on wednesday by the state's prosecutor's office. his retirement date is effective on august 1. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> the fraternal order of police outline some major problems. among those are corruption and high crimes that they say need to be addressed as part of a massive overhaul of the department. they want city officials to review police policies. you can find the complete report on our website, wbaltv.com. a new contract has been approved for fire trees james clack and that includes a raise for the top official. two fire companies shut down and a third is set to close this fall to fill a budget gap. >> dozens of processors gathered outside about the super block project in west baltimore. the city board of estimates gave a thumbs-up to the proposal. a waiver would be followed by five years of incremental tax increases. the full city council still needs to approve that council. the dispute between the mayor and the comptroller continues. pratt contends that the mayor is circumventing the procurement proc

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring in the midst of a scandal. >> reporter: he angered some when he rufused to testify what he knew about allegations boss misused his security detail. made his boss empty his catheter bag. and illy used -- illegally used the database to dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> you hear people talking. and it's never been this bad. and i think chief tear stepping aside will start to repair some of that damage. >> reporter: chief tear was

. >> the announcement of the retirement of james teare was made on wednesday by the state's prosecutor's office. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> the fraternal order of police submits a report outlining major problems that they say need to be fixed. among them corruption and high crime as part of a massive overhaul of the department. the department was called outdated. they want city officials to review police policies. you can find the complete report on our website, wbaltv.com. the city board of estimates reports a new contract for fire chief james clack. jack young and joe pratt voted against the agreement. this comes the same week two companies have shut down. the mayor recommended the rays citing his work record -- the hisr recommended the raise work record. the new contract gives the chief more than a 3% pay increase over each of the next five years. >> protesters rallied against proposed tax breaks for the superblock project in west baltimore. the city board of estimates gave a thumbs-up to the project. the waiver would be followed by five years of incremental tax increases.

james tear is stepping down right in the middle of a scandal rocking the government. wjz is live in millersville. mike hellgren explains how this is related to the indictment of county executive john leopold. mike? >> reporter: for chief tear, any criminal investigation goes away because of all of this. and he could now be a star witness in the case against county executive leopold. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring, amid a cloud of scandal. >> i respectfully decline to answer questions. >> he angered some on the county council when he refused to testify about what he knew of allegations his boss, county executive john leopold, misused security detail. making officers empty his catheter bag, be a lookout while he had sex in the parking lot, and illegally use the police database to digip -- dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> we need to get past that. >> reporter: the county executive named pamela davis to replace tear. she's the first one to lead the department. >>> leopold faces charges. he

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring in the midst of a scandal. >> reporter: he angered some when he rufused to testify what he knew about allegations boss misused his security detail. made his boss empty his catheter bag. and illy used -- illegally used the database to dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> you hear people talking. and it's never been this bad. and i think chief tear stepping aside will start to repair some of that damage. >> reporter: chief tear was never indicted but was the subject of a criminal investigation by the state prosecutor, who announced he was ending that probe. it was important to resolve this matter without any further disruption to the effective police department. our officer believes that this is in the best interest of the citizens. many believe it's likely part of a deal. and the chief will testify against leopold at trial. >> i believe that the chief turned state's evidence. and i think that's going to make things very, very difficult for the county executive. >> if the chief wa

the police chief is stepping down, james teare. he's decided to retire august 1. the state was looking into him after a he can get -- after he reportedly conducted background checks on people. the state will drop that investigation when the chief retires. another round of storms have left its mark on the metro. this time in the form of flooding in the district. john gonzales shows us how homeowners are cleaning up the mess of floodwater and raw sewage. >> i cannot keep up take go along with his neighbors, this man is forced to keep up cleaning his basement. >> the worst part was the toilet. i literally had to some pumped into the toilet at 1 point. >> thousands of gallons of storm water and sewage philby's force. baby bottles said outside to dry and perhaps throw away. a strong odor of bleach consumes these homes. irreplaceable items have been lost. >> i lost all but his musical transcripts. all of his albums. >> hereon rhode island avenue, these residents are not only having to deal with basements but damaged cars. this volkswagen was under water. the carpet is s

she will take over the department on august 1. 11 news caught up with chief james tear out to police headquarters just hours after his resignation was announced. but he didn't have anything to say. until a full-time replacement is found, major pamela dennis will lead the anne arundel police department. this is what we know about for so far. she is a resident who has been on the police force since 1993 and has served in various capacities. she will be the department's first female chief of police and holds a master's degree from johns hopkins and also graduate from the fbi national academy. dr. tyrone powers. >> i think it is a good step, a good interim step. but in the long term, because of what the department is going through and because there will be more investigations, they probably need to do in national search. >> anne arundel county police chief is a stepping down after receiving a no-confidence vote from the local police union. this comes after he was accused of not doing anything about can executive leopold possibility misuse of police details for personal or political busin

daniels is live at anne arundel county police headquarttrs where state chief james teare has been undersccutiny for months.. for his suspected roleeii the case against county executive john leopoldd but tonight.. teare avoids any ossible criminal 3 //butt to// 3 keith daniels, fox45 news late edition. pore controversy at baltimore cityyhall today. this time over a pay hike for fireechief jaaes claak.... that comes just as the city is shuttering fire commaniee. ittssa fatter paycheck for the chief duriig cutbacks innservice.and it's not siiting well with the rank and file.the mayor today given to chief clack s parr of a contract extension. she cited a deccease in fire peaths under his leadeeship aad his rising naitonal profile profilebuttunions representing city firefighters told a ddfferent story... asking how a chief could beef uu his paycheck while asking fire fighters to do more with less. 320:41:07 20:41:07 pthis truly is kick in the stomaah of each of my memebrs, anddwill not be soonn forgotten. chief clack should refusing the raise unnil tte pank and file rceieve one" one"union of

dozen years after he last supervised anne arundel county police.he fills the position vacated by james teare.. who retired amid a criminal investigation. 3 3 new details are being revealed... in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case.two attorneys in state college, pennsylvania say they've identified one of sandusky's victims... known as victim number two. and as elizabeth corridan explains... we're also hearing from sandusky himself.. in voice mails he left for the victim prior to his arrest. 3 just calling to see you know whether you had any interest in going to the penn state game this saturday. two pennsylvania attorneys say that recording comes from a series of voice mails former penn state coach jerry sandusky left for one of his victims in september 2011...two mooths before his arrest on child sex abuse charges. they say say they've identified the person - previously known only as victim number 2- who mike mcqueary testified seeing in a sandusky 10 years earlier. the victim's identity remains closely guarded. his attorneys allege the voice mails were sandusky's attempts to maintain control

. >> reporter: james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring amidst a cloud of scandal. he angered some hen he refused to testify about ha he knew about allegations that his boss misused security detail, including being lookouts while he had sex in a parking lot and using the criminal database to dig up dirt on his political enemies. >> there's an air of corruption, and we need to get past all that. we need to provide for the citizens of our county. >> reporter: the county executive named pamela davis to replace him. she's the first woman to lead the department. >> reporter: lee poled faces misconduct charges. the chief was never charged, but was the subject of a state probe. it is now important, he wrote, to resolve this matter. their office believes this resolution in s in the best interest of the citizens. >> i don't know what his testimony will be, but i suspect he's he'll be among those called during the case against the county executive. >> instead of stonewalling and playing games and not complying with our public records request, it's time for the county and poli

. >>> well, closer to home anne arundel county police chief james teare plans to retire on august 1st. he faced a lot of criticism. the decision to retire comes after the union and council voted no confidence in him. county executive john leopold appointed davis as the acting chief of police following the retirement by teare. >>> fire chief rather james clack is going to make more money. the board of estimates approved a pay raise. he will receive incremental salary increases each january through 2018. the raise request comes at a time when two fire companies were forced to close due to money problems. authored one is set to close in october. >>> well, democracy 2012 today this morning vice president joe biden will speak at the naacp convention in houston. yesterday presumptive presidential candidate mitt romney addressed the group. he explained why he believes he is the better of the two candidates but when he mentioned his plan to repeal the health care reform law the reangst was less than stellar. >> i'm going to eliminate obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ bo

abc2 news linda so is here with how chief james teare's resignation could apossession it. >> reporter longer face a criminal investigation into his involvement into leopold's misconduct case. leopold is charged with misusing the taxpayer funded police detail for personal use. according to the indictment, police complained to chief teare but he didn't do anything to stop it. it now means the state will close its investigation into chief teare and he will retire on august 1st. he says in a statement he has cherished the opportunity to serve the citizens of anne arundel county. now lee mold has appointed major major davis as the abouting chief of police. -- acting chief of police, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a court ruling that pit bulls are inpercently dangerous is not yet in effect in the state. this is a pendsings decision by the state's highest court to reconsider the ruling. the ruling by the highest court means owners could be liable for bites without previous evidence of the dog being dangerous. a task force of maryland lawmakers is now examining ways to change the way to address con

dozen years after he last supervised anne arundel county police.he fills the position vacated by james teare ... who retired amid a criminal investigation. ford is announcing a voluntary recall over sticky gas pedals. pedals.the recalllinvolves nearly four-hundred- eighty-five thousand escapes and mavericks.they're from the two thousand one through two thousand four model years. owners can take their vehicles to a dealer to have the work done right away, wanna get away? it'll cost you more..the department of transportation says the average price of a domestic ticket soared to 3- hundred-seventy-three dollars in the first three months of the year.that's a nearly five-percent jump over the same period a year earlier. five guys have been posing for the same picture with each other for thirty yeaas... and the results are pretty cool. cool.the guys first posed at a california lake in 1982... as teenagers.five years later they decided to make the photo a tradition... so they pose in the exact same pot in 1987. they did it again five years later in 1992... and have continued the tradition into 2012

he takes over for james tear, who recently stepped down. tear was facing questions about misconduct against county executive john leopold. >>> new video tonight of a teen mob, robbing a downtown convenience store. the suspects targeted a 7- eleven earlier this summer. wjz is live. derek valcourt shows us the video and the growing problem of flash mob crimes in maryland. >> as you're about to see, this is crime by volume. so many teenagers taking part that store owners and employees can do little to stop it. >>> this 7-eleven on light street. surveillance camera records as groups of teens walk to the back of the store for free slurpee giveaways. when store employees at the registers realized what is happening, they blocked the doors to stop the young thieves from leaving. >> but the kids physically struggle to get out and even appear to hit the store manager, who then swings back, after the brief altercation, many kids dash out the door. witnesses saw it all. >> they really started hitting that guy. so he couldn't keep getting beat on. so he

news..keith. p jennifer, chief james teare has been for his suspecttd roll in the case against ccuntyxecutive john leopood. buu tonight.. teare avoids any possible riminal charges.. with his departure. departure. a majjr shaae-up at the anne arundel countyypolice depprtmmnt....police chief jamms teare is stepping down, amid scandal... just months after the officers' fraternal orderrof police union.. passed &pa no confidence vote against point,,it's only going to be a &pgood thing..".......with o &psuuport ffom rank and fill officers, union reps say they knew teare would go. word of his retirement came early wednesday.(gass) "well, we wiss him he best of luck in that he id step down. and ww're hoping tte county executive is next." county executive john leopold is harged with isusing his police prottction squad, including making them drive him to sexual encounters wwth a ccunty emppoyye in pprking lots. chief teere was never indicted, but was believed to have known bout the situatioo and did nothing. &p it made himmthh subbect oo a criminal investigation by tte state prooecutor, who say

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he takes over for james tear, who recently stepped down. tear was under investigation for what he knew about misconduct allegations against county executive john leopold. >>> time now for a look at stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. after being shuttered for nearly two decades, hope may soon be on the way for baltimore's peale museum. >>> learn about the korean pop music phenomenon. >>> and a guide to food and drink specials at local restaurants. remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> after a number of organizational changes at the top, the baltimore grand prix is a go. andretti sports marketing signed a deal to organize the weekend event. but as jessica kartalija reports, with just weeks to go, it's going to be a tight race to the finish. >> the baltimore grand prix turned into a grand financial mess. baltimore racing development. the group that ran the race last year lost its contract with the city and still owed millions to taxpayers and vendors. downforce racing briefly stepped

chief james teare has been under scrutiny for months..xecutive john protection squad, including - making them drive him to sexual encounters in parking lots with a county employee. chiif teare was never indicted... but was believed to havv known about the situatton and did nothing. but with his retirement... teare avoids any possible criminal charges.some to see the hiif go... thers - continue to stand by teare. (grasso) ""yuuknow, judge a person by esslts. and if you look aa the past several years, crime has dropped in anne arundellcounty. proof ii inthe pudding."(gass) ""ell, in what he does, but we're glad that he did step down. and ww're hoping the county next."teare's rettrement is effective august first.whee teare goes, major pam davis will take over. there is a dispute over evidence in the case of a man charged with illing his estranged wife nd her 11-year- son.ccrtis lopez is aaaiting trial fforthe urrer of jane aad williaa mcquain. police say jann was blugeoned to deatt in her ermantown home last faal. her son's body was later ou

anne arundel county police chief james teare will step down on august 1st.inst county executive john leopold. >>> roseanne barr is going to be in town today the. the actress is one of the two d'antoni dates for the groan par -- candidates for the green party candidates for president. we're going to have more weather and traffic in 20 minutes. we're going to send you back to new york for "good morning america." have a great day. we'll see you in a bit. >>> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning, everyone. i hope you're ready to go country. our huge party in the park tomorrow. superstar, luke bryan, takes center stage in our summer concert series. >> yeah. >> we can't decide on our own. so, we're going to ask you the three questions. and you're going to tell us which one you want. which movie character is most like you? what won't you write a song about? >> won't you. won't you. >> what won't you write a song about? >> and what's the one food -- >> use your smartphone. go to the facebook page. it will make sense. that's tomorrow in the

. >> investigators are looking into the smoke devices that james holmes reportedly used during the shooting rampage. devices like tear canisters and pepper spray grenades are not meant for civilians. law enforcement uses them for crowd control. authorities warned they could be dangerous in the wrong hands. >> it causes burning of the skin and eyes, closing of the eyes. respiratory issues. nose would be running. they would be coughing, gagging and choking. >> as far as the colorado attack goes, it is not clear what smoke device is the suspect used or where he got them. president obama has ordered all u.s. flags lowered to half staff as a sign of respect for the victims. flags at the white house and military installations will remain at half staff until sunset next wednesday. a people were injured and taken to area hospitals after a four wheeler tipped over. it happened after 10:00 p.m. this evening. baltimore county police are investigating the accident. police in carroll county are investigating a multi built a car crash this evening in mt. airy. if an accident happened at the intersection of route 27 and south main

james homes. he entered a crowded movie theater during a midnight showing of the new batman movie. he set up tear gas and opened fire. >> 71 people were shot. 12 of those people were killed and the shooting victims ages ranged from 3-months-old to 45 years old. >> police are now at holmes apartment in aurora and they say say it is booby trapped. and nearby buildings have been evacuated. >> stay tuned with ktvu and we will update you later in the newscast and throughout the day. our eric rasmussen is on his way to aurora, colorado right now. >>> in other news, in the last hour we got confirmation that two gang members have been indicted for the shooting that killed 1-year-old hiram lawrence in oakland. it had to do with a videotaping. >> they explained the serious charges the two suspects are facing. >> reporter: we can update you now on that. three suspects are being charged in the murder that took the life of 3-month-old hiram lawrence. they believe the bullet that struck the toddler came from the gun from someone who was 16 years old. this morning, authorities involved in the investigation anno

. >> doesn't that tear the country apart? >> dr. james peterson responds tonight. >> i'm talking about a period of time where black people had no time. talking about the 1600s to about 1964. >>> president obama brought his re-election campaign to america's heartland today hoping to gain a decisive advantage in a crucial swing state. ohio has 18 electoral votes up for grabs. florida is the only state up for more grabs than that. it's a must win for both presidential candidates. the president continued his recent campaign strategy of targeting messages for audiences. in northern ohio, he delivered an appeal to the picky independent voters. >> i want to work with anybody who believes we've got to invest in our future. i want to work with anybody who thinks we got to get a great education. i want to work with anybody who believes that we've got to make sure that we're building things here in america. i'm not a democrat first. i'm an american first. >> while the president was defending his view of being a fighter for the middle class, he was a

. >> doesn't that tear the country apart? >> dr. james peterson responds tonight. >> i'm talking about a period of time where black people had no time. talking about the 1600s to about 1964. >>> president obama brought his re-election campaign to

james holmes has been planning this for months. . this individual, in my opinion is a cold, calculating and murder. >> 12 people died and nearly 60 were hurt from this suspected the gunmen opened fire tear meat midnight showin shooting. . >> kids. mothers, fathers. they are dead. >> authorities have not publicly discussed a motive he is expected to appear in court today. for this community and many want to focus on the stories of courage, strength and not on evil or despair. and our rob their o rin aurora, colorado

. >> doesn't that tear the country apart? >> dr. jamesn responds tonight. >> i'm tking about a period of time where black people had no time. talking about the 1600s to about 1964. >>> president obama brought his re-election campaign to america's heartland today hoping to gain a decisi

. >> doesn't that tear the country apart? >> dr. jamesk people had no time. talking about the 1600s to about 1964.

gunman entered the theater during the movie many thought that the tear gas cannisters launched into the audience were part of the movie until james holmes unloaded bullets. the blood-stained sidewalk. >> all i could think was if i stand up, he is going to shoot and i was trying to think how i was going to get my kids out of there. >> one survivor described it as hunting season. the way that james holmes slaughtered innocent victims at random. >> he shot people behind me and the bullet casings were on me and i smelled gunshots. >> he entered the theater with others. once inside, he popped open the emergency door and closed himself for combat wearing a gas mask and riot gear and armed himself for assault. >> i have seven down. >> there were guns firing and a loud bangs came from the right of the theater. smoke took over the entire theater and it was thick. >> holmes was found outside his car and immediately taken into custody. tonight, police have suspended efforts to get inside his apartment which they believe is laced with trip-wire bombs. >> it is vexing how to enter that apartment personally. i never seen anything like what the

s girlfriend were close enough to james holmes that what we believe to be tear gas canisters went overir heads and his friend was able to make it out. unfortunately, a.j. perished in that shooting, but this is new information into cnn moments ago. cnn identifying a seventh victim of the 12 killed. a.j. boik, a high school gateway high school student there in aurora, colorado. these details are continuing to pour in, fredericka whitfield, and we'll have more once it becomes available to us. >> 12 people killed, 38 injured, of the 12 you've been able to present to us the identities of seven of those individuals and tell us about each of them and our hearts go out to their family members, many of them who learned hours, sometimes ten and 12 hours after the shooting and the death of their loved ones. of course, we'll have much more in our continuing coverage of this movie massacre, the suspect and the investigation. wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love w

james holmes. he dropped what is believed to be a tear gas canister and the theater, then sprayed bullets over the. a witness told "the denver post," the shooter was dressed in black, a white man wearing a gas mask and black jacket police said the confiscated two guns from homes, surrendered without resistance. his license plate reportedly is from tennessee, though he lives in aurora, colorado. it is believed he has an apartment there. there are 50 people were still in the hospital and a number of them are critically wounded. we leave you with a quote sent to us by filmmaker michael moore who won the academy award for his film "bowling for columbine" about tabout the columbine massacre. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] .

tear gas. 12 people were killed. dozens more have been hurt. the suspect identified as 24- year-old jamestody. now bomb technicians are at his apartment. police say the apartment is bobby trapped. they are trying to disarm the -- booby-trapped. they are trying to disarm the explosives there. we've learned he may be right here from california. and coming up we'll have more on this story. >>> eliana lopez has been testifying and in 30 minutes, the wife of ross mirkarimi, will be in criminal court u tara mor -- court. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: well, good morning, she will be arriving at the courthouse and she will be asking the judge lift a protective order that's banned her from essentially seeing her husband and having any contact with him since january. now, yesterday, she did arrive at city hall for the ethics economics, all smiles, she gave an exhostageive -- ex-- exhaustive testimony. she said she was not afraid of her husband buts with afraid of losing her son since she's not an american sit accident grabbing an arm is not -- an american citizen. >> and grabbing an arm is n

. >>> this is a routine traffic stop and it quickly turned tear fying for an indiana police officer. (gun shots) >> wow. >> suspect james lockhart firing those 12 shots in 16 seconds. then he got in his car and took off. officer matthew fox was hit but in minutes another officer shows up. >> hang in there. >> i am dying. >> no you are not. you are not going to die. >> officer fox is in good condition and is recovering at the hospital. police tracked down lockhart at his department. he was shot and killed by police after he again fired at officers. >>> how terrifying for an officer when your colleague is saying hang on you are not going to die. >> let's go to massachusetts a frightening scene in cape cod as a man who was body surfing with his son is said to be attacked by a shark. witnesses say it was like out of the scene of the movie jaws. >> a fin about yea big came out and it was torquing and then it was just like what did we just see. it was like out of a movie. you knew that was a shark. >> it was unbelievable. we thought we were watching a movie. we all looked at each other wondering did we just see what they thin

james holmes. authorities say to suit up in body armor, grab tear gas and unleash three firearms and shoot 71 people and leave a booby trapped apartment rigged to explode for authorities to defuse. our randi kaye is there and we'll take you there shortly. we'll tell you who the suspect is. a guy who told police he was the joker. apparently dyed his hair red. we'll tell you where he the ball t bought the weapons he allegedly used. we're going to look at how this story fits with and differs from what we've come to expect. and how people here are coping nationwide. flags are flying at half-staff. this is a state, a country, in mourning. both president obama and mitt romney have suspended campaigning for the moment. the president was awakeneded about 5:30 with the news. spoke about it earlier this morning. take a look. >> we will take every step possible to ensure the safety of all of our people. we're going to stand by our neighbors in colorado during this extraordinarily difficult time. i had a chance to speak with the mayor of aurora as well as the governor of colorado to express not just on behalf o

james holmes a 24-year-old phd student. they say he burst into the movie with tear gas and hair painted red he told police he was the joker whented. a motive is still unclear. and he holmes is refusing to cooperate with police. the mother heard of the role, she reportedly said, quote, you have the right person. >> the shooting took place 20 miles from the school massacre in 1999. that was a deadliest shooting in colorado's history until today. good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. >> there is team coverage and we want to begin at the scene in aurora, colorado. abc 7 news is on scene. >> this screams and terror inside of the premier weren't a reaction to action onscreen but from bullets fired by a rampaging gunman. >> you just kept hearing it. bam. bam. bam. >> eye witnesses say the gunman first tossed what appeared to be a smoke grenade. >> all i can think is if i stand up, he's going to shoot that. is what he was doing. i was just trying to think how i was going to get kids out of there. >> some were confused and thought the gunfire was coming from the movie. >> i see a guy next to me. a gentleman next to me g

james holmes has been planning this for months. . this individual,>> 12 people died and nearly 60 were hurt from this fire tear meat midnight showin shooting. . president obama paid a visit. >> a confessed to them that words are always an adequate for these types of situation. my main task was to serve as a representative for the entire country and let them know the we are thinking about them at this moment and we will continue to think about them each and every day. >> james holmes is aexpected to appear in court. he has been planning this rampage for months, it is believed. no motive. he will be in court at 8:3 he0 this new video of the president as he visited the survivors in a hospital. stephanie dvd = davies.. president obama found out that the one girl helped save her friend's life. she was shot in the neck. her friend rushed to save her. could lead stories like this will bring the community together. >> law enforcement officials are saying that the largest mass shooting in u.s. history might have been much worse. if that the gun not jammedd cjames holmes is expected to have had a semi- automatic. however, when one of his gun jammed,

there was a canister that released tear gas that was going into the adjacent theaters. that is where james cameron was. he was sitting in the theater adjacent to where the shooter stood up. how are you feeling now, james? you mentioned your friend had an asthma attack and that the gas was bothering your throat? >> yeah, my throat is drying up and having a hard time driving . my friend is doing worse and they are having a hard time opening up his lungs . he had got a big, heavy intake of that gas. and you know, that account of the other witness that you mentioned, that is how it happened. i wouldn't call them explosions but loud bangs. that was a tear gas cans going off. i don't know if he had a flash bang or something but there was a loud explosion before the part of the movie and before we started to cough really bad. >> steve: james camon was in the theater adjacent to the shooting. we spoke to you a whole ago. the case of the multiplexes you hear racket next door and figured it was part of the movie and ther getting to scary stuff because it sounds real. >> you have three theater playin

james holmes was wearing full body armor and was armed to the teeth when he first threw the can of teargas. some said as the smoke spread and they saw the gunman they thought at first it was a stunt for the movie. >> my wife jumped. i just -- sat there and laughed, thought it was a good sound effect. republican then reality hit with the bullets. >> we have another person outside shot in the leg. >> i have a child victim. i need rescue at the back door theater 9 now. >> we aren't going die in here. i need to get my kids out. >> we saw a 13-year-old with a bullet wound in her leg. her stomach and probably her chest. i think she was -- right there about to die. it was -- about that time they saw it going up the stairs. . >> reporter: i hit the ground soy wouldn't be hit. many were hit. some fatally. some learned their 6-year-old was dead. >> my wife had been shot in the chest and my daughter had been shot. >> reporter: just last month jessica -- barely escaped a deadly shooting in a mall. she then blogged -- i was reminuted that we don't know when or where our time on earth will end. we wi

tear gas, still no motive. the ongoing investigation happening right now, this is video from the suspect's apartment building, james holmes had told police he had rigged his apartment with explosives. we also know how holmes got into the theater. law enforcement officers say he propped the door open before the i attack. some people even thought the gun fire and smoke were part of the show, a stunt designed just for the premier. our ed lavendera just touched down in aurora. what have you been able to find out who star? >> reporter: good morning, heky, we arrived on the scene just a short while ago, still trying to assess the situation as quickly as we can. but we have had a clahance to speak with several witnesses who were in that theater when the shooting erupted. many of them still wearing batman t-shirts, they have not slept all night long, they went out for what they expected to be a very fun time watching this premier of the movie for the first time. one witness was sitting in the far back, and he described to me just a little while ago, he saw someone go into the back of the theater and threw a canister up int

midnight last night 24-year-old suspected gunman james eagan holmes walked into a sold out movie screening of the new batman movie. he hurled a cannister of tear gas in and opened fire. there are 12 dead. 71 shot. holmes was arrested in a parking lot behind the theater shortly after the massacre. a law enforcement official confirms that holmes had red or orange hair when he was apprehended. and he told police that he was the villain the joker from batman. despite these details, countless questions remain. among them what caused this former ph.d. candidate to commit such a heinous act when there were signs he was unstable. and there are questions, too, about his apartment. police say he left it booby trapped with explosives. but why? we'll sort through all of this and even hear eyewitnesses who watched all of this unfold. joining me now is chris jansing. she's in aurora, colorado. chris, thanks for joining me this evening. >> thank you so much, reverend al. i want you to know we are just getting word from officials that the bodies of the people who were inside that movie theater, the people who were killed are just starting to be removed. obvio

james and lochte left fell ms in the wake. lochte won the gold in the 400 meter individually medley. phelps came in fourth place. today's observer newspaper featured phelps with the headlines triumphs and tears with that sinking feeling. and let's go now to the overall medal count. china leads with six. italy second with five and u.s. third with five, as well. there's a bout of bad weather and could delay the outdoor events. uk officials expect thunderstorms, even perhaps some hail. will the year's olympians with members of the royal family as cheer leelders. the queen said she thinks the games are wonderful. yesterday, the queen toured olympic park and meeting with athletes. in all, the royals visiting more than 30 sporting events. joining me now, royal correspondent, robert jobson. good morning to you, robert. >> good morning, alex. >> what's been the role of the royals? they have been working but have they been having some fun there? any crazy, spontaneous moments you can share? >> reporter: apart of the queen jumping out of the helicopter? >> that was huge! >> reporter: there's a few spontaneous moments, really, because it's left over to the younger royals, william, hate and harry and za

tearing-out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >> as more details emerged about accused killer james holmes people wonder how did this seemingly normal young man cause such a brutal cold bloolded massac -- cold blooded massacre. the former nypd instraukt tore how to handle this is here with us this evening. thank you for being with us. >> good evening. >> for the viewers it just started raining. it waited for the vigil to be over but it is the rain on the umbrella that is over us tonight. all right, vern, what people don't seem to comprehend is why this guy who had such a plan, it was meticulous planned for months according to the police chief booby trapped his apartment to literally blow up. how does a guy like that with all of the body armor and protection just surrender? what is that about? >> i believe he planned this for months. the foont see for him was to take on the persona of the joker. in doing so he sustained himself by this plan because with each effort he made with each piece of equipment with each item he purchased as he blewed glued this together for the culmination at