. >> a recent law school graduate, katie monroe was convinced the case against her mother amounted toittle more than speculation and conjecture. >> i could hardly imagine a weaker case. i can say with complete confidence that the prosecution did not prove that this was a homicide. >> because they'd initially assumed the death was a suicide, police at roger's home hadn't preserved the crime scene. there was no physical evidence, no fingerprints, no fibers, nothing to implicate beverly. besides, says katie, that initial assumption that roger had killed himself was correct. >> both of the prosecution's firearms experts said that they couldn't rule out the possibility that this was a suicide. >> the defense theory that roger had killed himself because he was an aging, ailing emotional wreck. a man terrified of suddenly having the very thing he'd thought he wanted. >> he didn't want a baby. he didn't want a child. he wanted that love and that respect. that's why i think that, when roger learned that she really was pregnant, that that reality hit him. >> besides beverly's attorneys argued,

monroe are incredibly painful. apparently, she's clinching her jaw so hard, she's endangering her teeth. >> i thought it was women's rugby. >> no, i don't think so. katyaphed in hawaii without bo russell brand and her wedding ring is fueling rumors of some trouble. "us weekly" reports a source saying a mega fight between the two led them to spend their holidays apart with brand heading to england. >>> and "e" news reports bradley cooper is involved with actress zoey zeldana. her spokesperson dismissed the rumors, but a source says the two are dating. don't sources have to be over 18, like, totally? >> not anymore. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" is next. >>> mitt romney's been awfully careful these months not to raise expectations in iowa, but consider them raised as he sits in good position, five days away now from the vote, followed closer, though, by rick santorum, who shoots up in a new poll. the question is, where does all this leave that guy, newt gingrich? ron paul, meanwhile, right there with mitt romney, has now poached one of the campaign co-chairs from michele bachmann, the winner of last summer