confi what's really going on in loughner's head. judge is a smart man. but he doesn't have the training in this area. ultimately, however, the decision of competence is not the doctors. it is the judge. >> so laurie levenson what are the next steps then for jared loughner? they said he's going to be treated in missouri, what happen >> well, he'll go back to missouri and be treated at springfield at the prison hospital there. and they'll try to literally make him competent to come back and stand trial. a big issue is whether he will be medicated forcibly if he doesn't want to be. and there's some case law that says in a case where you have these serious types of charges, the judge could order that. but that hasn't been determined yet. what kind of treatment, whether medication could be used to treat him and make him competent. if they can do so, they'll come back and stand trial. and if they can't, actually the criminal case gets dismissed and he'll be civilly committed. >> so just to back up for a second, the judge decides, if a dec

today, loughner appeared in federal court for a mental come pet tancy hearing.e yelled, thank you for the freak show. she died in front of me, referring to congresswoman giffords. guards escorted him away and moments later the judge declared him incompetent to stand trial. >> if as a result he's not able to do that, the proceedings cannot continue. >> reporter: the judge had asked himself two questions, does jared loughner understand the 49 charges against him, and can he participate in his defense. court documents filed by two different psychiatrists who evaluated loughner indicate the answer to both questions is a resounding no. >> but that does not mean within a month or two months he'll be restored to comp tency and be right back in the courtroom. >> reporter: while the course of justice is alterred for now, shooting victim suzi hileman's life has been alterred forever. she brought the youngest victim, christina taylor green to that fateful "congress on your corner" event. >> what i want, i can't have. i want christina back. i want my life back. >> reporter:

at least one officer wants loughner expelled. but a college administrator vetoes that, writing, "since there's been no direct threat from the student, i did not feel comfortable rushing in to remove the student from class." her concern, balancing loughner's right to due process with the rights of other students in the class. >> i think the facts are clear that they could have made a better decision in this case that possibly could have saved lives. >> reporter: in september, less than four months before the shooting, campus police contacted federal firearms agents to see if loughner had bought weapons. at that point, he had not. school officials finally expelled loughner in september after a disturbing youtube video of him surfaces. but they apparently never contact local police. some are concerned -- were concerned, yet, they say, clearly not enough was done to stop the carnage. david? >> not sounding the alarm. pierre thomas in our washington bureau tonight, pierre, thanks to you. >>> we're going to turn now to the stunning pic

loughner's own lawyers have described him as, quote, gravely mentally ill. now after five weeks of psychiatric evaluation at a federal prison hospital in missouri, court documents suggest that doctors appointed by both loughner's lawyers and the prosecutors have concluded that he's mentally unfit to stand trial. if the judge agrees, the court proceedings against him would stop without a trial. >> the defendant can't be railroaded. the defendant has to participate in the proceedings. if as a result of a mental disease or defect he's not able to do that, then the proceedings cannot continue. >> reporter: if loughner is declared mentally unfit to stand trial, he'd be sent to a prison hospital for treatment. if he later improved, he could be brought back to court and put on trial. but if he didn't get better, he'd stay in the prison hospital. he would not be released. it's happened before. russell westin is still in a prison hospital today. never put on trial for running into the u.s. capitol building 13 years ago and killing two policemen. his attack prompted c

during the hearing, loughner caused an uproar. bob orr is in washington and has that story. >> reporter: harry, i have to tell you this is yet another bizarre chapter in the case of jared loughner. as you mentioned, he was in the arizona courtroom today for a hearing to determine if he's mentally competent to stand trial in the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona and 18 others. as the hearing proceeded, loughner apparently lowered his head. then he raised it briefly and started mumbling in kind of an angry outburst. those in court said it was difficult to make out exactly what he was saying but it sounded like he was say, "thank you for the freak show. she died in front of me." two deputy marshals dragged loughner from the courtroom and the judge later ruled he was not competent at this time to face a trial. we should tell you loughner has pleaded not guilty in the case but it's not clear at all that there ever will be a trial. as you probably know, six people were killed during that shooting spree that happene

these are very different than loughner's case of paranoid schizophrenia.y were dangerous, he was able to understand what was going on. this was based on, again, professional evaluations that were done similar to what jared loughner had. >> these categories are hard to define and the judges struggle. it's not always an easy call. >> loughner's case goes back to the judge september 21st to see if his condition has changed. thank you very much. >>> just want to give you a quick programming note. this sunday, sanjay is going to sit down with patrick kennedy. that is saturday and sunday, 7:30 a.m. eastern time. >>> ahead tonight, sarah palin is headed for washington. what's the former vice presidential candidate will be doing this time that is sending here there? >>> plus, they land on the cover of magazines almost every week and tonight they're landing on our "ridicu-list." see what the kardashian sisters have done now. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing ne

loughner is going to be re-evaluated in september when he's due back in court.remarkably, very different outcomes in two high profile cases. i talked about both to jeffrey toobin and dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, how do they determine if someone is mentally competent enough to stand trial? >> well, in this case, it was two experts, a psychiatrist and a psychologist who spent a lot of time with him every day over a period of a month, 18 hours of interviews. they were described with him mainly in bed with the cover up to his face and he was sort of incoherently rambling is how they described it. they looked at background information, got a good medical history, looked at his history of substance abuse. at the end, they make some conclusions and these reports are submitted separately, it was my understanding, as well, to the judge. he did not seem to have the ability to understand the proceedings of the legal system. he had characteristics of paranoia and schizophrenia and his thinking was very disorganized. both said he did not have any evidence that he was faking in

loughner was brought back into court.sked him if he would rather watch the rest of the proceedings on television. they moved on with this ruling. the judge basically said he's looked at the competency reports prepared by evaluators of loughner and he watched a videotape of loughner being questioned and he says there's no doubt in his mind this young man is not competent at this time to stand trial. he'll spend a few months at a federal facility and then be re-evaluated and come back to tucson in september. john. >> so at least a few months, ted. what was the sense in the courtroom? was the prosecution's surprised by this or did they see this coming? >> they saw it coming when they read the reports. and they basically after court said we're confident that he can be rehabilitated if you will, get to the point where he understands what's going on in court. if they get to that point, the proceedings can continue. >> ted rowlands for us in tucson. it is a fascinating cation. it is a troubling case in many ways. our cnn senior

during his hearing yesterday, loughner burst out saying, quote, thank you for the freak show.n set for late september. >>> former illinois governor blagojevich could take the stand in his own defense today. rahm emanuel and jesse jackson jr. were among the defense witnesses called in the case. they told the court that they knew nothing about any deals to sell president obama's former senate seat. this is blagojevich's second trial on corruption charges. >>> and the president travels to france today for some high-level meetings with other world leaders. >> but it is mrs. obama who seems to be getting all the attention on this european trip. sunlen miller joins us now from london with more. sunlen? >> reporter: good morning, peggy and rob. the obamas are wrapping up their state visit in london where michelle obama may have found her second calling. move over, oprah, michelle obama may be stepping in. giving dating advice to young students while at oxford university. choose a good husband, she told the young women, and throw out that checklist. >> there are a lot of women who hav

jared loughner was pulled from his chair and dragged out of the courtroom by u.s. marshals during a mental competency hearing wednesday in tucson. it happened following an outburst from loughner who sounded like he said, thank you for the freak show. federal judge larry burns then ruled he was incompetent to stand trial for the january shooting rampage. the judge agreed with two mental health evaluation of loughner that concluded he doesn't understand what's going on in court and can't help in his own defense. he'll spend a few months in a mental health facility where prosecutors say they're confident he can be helped enough to stand trial. >> our goal has always been and will always be to go to trial in this case. we're prepared to go to trial. >> reporter: loughner pleaded not guilty to 49 charges. the shooting rampage outside a safeway wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords, causing brain damage and killed six people including a federal judge and 9-year-old christina taylor green. several of the victims were in court, some clearly upset with the ruling, others

they said they never comment on jared loughner.to spend several months at a facility in springfield, missouri. he's expected back here in september. >>> let's get a closer look. it's paranoid schizophrenia. elizabeth, tell us what it means, first of all, for him to be mentally incompetent for this trial. >> what the judge is saying is he's not capable of comprehending the charges against him. he's not living in the real world. he doesn't get what's happening. so he can't participate in his own defense. he can't help his lawyers. as a matter of fact he think his lawyers are out to get him it sounds like. so when someone is that delusional, they can't participate in their own trial. >> what happens next? >> what happens next is he goes to the hospital as ted pointed out in his story and there they will treat him for paranoid schizophrenia. there are drugs they give people to help them get rid of those delusions and hallucination. if he gets out of those delusions and hallucinations and seems to be competent they will check him again

. >>> tucson gunman jared lee loughner won't be going for trial for shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords and a dozen others, at least not yet. yesterday a judged ruled he was incompetent. the case was put on hold. before the ruling federal marshals had to drag loughner out of the courtroom after he disruptded the proceedings. he mumled what sounded like thank you for the freak show. she died in front of me. u.s. attorney believes he will eventually face justice. >> we're going to make every step we can to ensure that this is individual goes to trial for the crimes that the grand jury found he committed. >> for now loughner will be held in a federal facility in missouri. his next hearing is set for september. >>> in salt lake city, brian mitchell was sentenced to two life terms in prison for the abduction and rape of elizabeth smart in june of 2002. in court, smart confronted mitchell for the first time. kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: elizabeth smart has begun a new chapter of her life. >> it's been a huge miracle in my life that i can be standing in front of you here today.

suspect jared loughner was a stay tuned at pima community college.hose e-mails document several outbursts by loughner and school officials' efforts to deal with his bizarre behavior. loughner has been in custody since the january shooting spree in tucson at an event for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> the antiterrorist patriots act will likely go on for a few years. top congressional leaders have agreed to a four-year extension. it was passed in 2001 easing restrictions on law enforcement agency's ability to gather information in terrorist investigation. the deal between harry reid and john boehner calls for a vote between may 27 when parts of the current act are set to expire. >>> today crewmembers aboard space shuttle endeavour are taking their first spacewalk. the spacewalk is set to last six hours -- 6 1/2 hours. so far astronauts retrieved two science experiments from the international space station. later they are going to do prep work for another task later on. this is the first of four spacewalks for this mission, of the very last space

they could have done more to get loughner psychiatric help. how longer in was suspended last -- loughner was suspended last september. >>> three cities are off the list for federal terror funding. sacramento, oxnard and bakersfield are no longer eligible to receive the funding. all together 33 mid-sized cities are being cut. others will still get the federal money including san francisco and los angeles. the funding started after the 9/11 attacks. >>> the federal transportation secretary is promising tighter pipeline safety rule unless the wake of the deadly san bruno explosion. ray lahood got his first tour yesterday and he also met with some of the victims of the oaks motion and promised -- of the explosion and promised to fight for them. >> beginning this august we will require all operators to evaluate the risks and take steps to mitigate them. >> he said the government will also provide funding for inspectors to make sure safety guidelines are being followed. >>> first lady michelle obama will speak at the west point graduating class. it

. >>> jared loughner has been moved to a mental hospital. a federal judge declared that loughner is not mentally fit to stand trial right now for the shooting that killed six people and wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner was transferred from tucson, arizona, to the facility in missouri for further testing. >>> it's not too late to get some of bernie madoff's stuff if you want to do that. the u.s. marshal service will put the last items they have up for auction next week. diamond watch, rings, and fine wines. there you see some of them. all on sale. the money raised at these sales goes to payoff swindled investors. madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running his ponzi scheme. >>> makes you proud to see that. famous blue angels will be taking off sometime after their commander stepped down. he said he didn't live up to the precision flying team's safety and performance standards during this air show in lynchburg, virginia, just last weekend. the angels have canceled their next couple performances while a new command

they ruled that jeremy loughner is schizophrenic. loughner is accused of killing six people and injuring 13 others. >>> president obama made history today. it was the first time an american president has given a speech. president obama said that the u.s. and british alliance remains an example of leadership and he used his own story as an example. >> it is possible to say here as members of this great parliament and for the grandson of a kenyan who served in the british army to stand before you as president of the united states. >>> they hosted a state dinner at the embassy for queen elizabeth. >>> there are reports that federal prosecutors made a former democratic presidential candidate john edwards within days and there is contemplation whether edwards will strike a plea deal. they are trying to decide if he used hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to hide his extramarital affair. >>> classes are getting underway at the napa airport for 30 young chinese people. the program comes one year after the airport los

a federal judge has found jared loughner mentally unfit to stand trial. ted roe lands is in tucson. you were inside the courtroom and i understand there was a lot of drama. >> reporter: very dramatic day inside the court, not only because of the ruling but at one point, loughner was pulled out of the courtroom after he disturbed the judge. he yelled out for whatever reason, thank you for the freak show and started to continue to yell at the judge, two marshalls were on either side of him. they pinned him down on to the ground and literally dragged him out of the courtroom. he ended up watching the rest of the hearing via a television monitor. the judge moved on. this decision he made was in conjunction of a couple of reports that had been done on loughner saying he didn't understand what was going on in court and couldn't help with his defense. the judge said at this point in time, he is unfit to stand trial. he has sent him to a medical facility in springfield, missouri and he will be evaluated and treated and brought back to see if his mental capacity has changed at all. at this p

district judge larry burns then decided to make loughner not competent to stand trial.ner will be sent to a federal facility up to four months to see if he can improve to the point where he understands the case being presented against him. the ruling came after two mental health professionals said they concluded loughner suffers from schizophrenia, that he's mentally unfit for trial. >>> federal prosecutors say john edwards could be indicted within days. edwards is suspected of using campaign contributions to cover up an affair and child born out of wedlock. authorities spent more than two years investigating edwards' campaign finances. the focus is on money from wealthy supporters who wanted to keep mistress rielle hunter and baby in hiding. this happened to protect the democrats' white house campaign from scanned a. edwards who has made millions as a trial lawyer, could lose his law license if he enters a guilty plea. >>> thousands of bay area women set out every year this time to explore the world, looking for new adventures, new experiences and something they'll rem

sglool jared loughner, the man of killing three people, wounding 13 people was in court today. mike tiebi was with us with the bizarre scene that erupted in court. >> law enforcement sources told nbc news that has brynn one of liz delusionings whethall leung, th had killed gabby giffords. today, he yelled thanks for the freak show. you're changing it. he was removed from the court room. a moment later, the judge ruled for the time, he's incompetent to understand the charges against him orasycyst in his own defense. >> mike outside court. that appearance today in tucson. mike, thanks. >>> there was a stunned silence on the floor of the new york stock exchange this morning. dma not because of any market news but in reaction to the news mark haines had died. he was the founding anchor of "squawk box" on cnbc. he's been a fixture of our sister network for two decades. people used the words gruff and rumpled and irascible to describe him, but they were trying to say he was real. he didn't suffer fools kindsly, and covering wall street, he suffered a few of them. he was an ivy league

loughner attended classes off and on from 2005 until 2010. e-mails are out there from professors, staffers, as well as campus police with descriptions of loughner as, quote, creepy. also lacking in, quote, behavioral inhibitions. listen to some of this. an instructor wrote, i could tell he had emotional problems. another from a writing professor saying, i'd like to do everything we can to have him removed from class. also, the commander of the college's police force wrote, while the student has not made overt threats, it is apparent his behavior is noticed. the program manager noticed professors and a counselor complained about classroom actions writing, poor insight, poor judgment, no behavioral inhibitions. students reported concerns with his behavior, scares them. the college was worried about loughner. could they have done more than just suspend him? earlier today on cnn's "american morning" senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and a clinical psychologist weighed in. >> this was weird behavior. he was a creepy kid. you know, the world is f

the judge ruled that loughner is not mentally fit to stand trial.oncluded that he suffers from schizophrenia. before the ruling he was dragged from the courtroom screaming. another hearing is set for september. loughner is accused of killing six people, wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> it is 5:20. a big loss for the giants. how a key player's injury could hurt the team. >> one hint, he's the catcher. >> plus, schwarzenegger on the defense. what he is saying about reports he used taxpayer money to cover up secret hotel trips. all coming up. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> good morning, golden gate bridge just wrapping up the lane change this morning looking free-flowing. >>> the death of a man is being blamed indirectly on the prediction of the rapture. the "contra costa times" quotes an investigator who says the judgment day proclamation made a florida man believe that god was would help him swim across the 8

by the time the paramedics got here, jared loughner had been taken down but there railroad literally bodies strewn all across the ground here. colt jackson, aaron rodgers, and wes magnota were among the first medical responders on the scene. >> we were actually at a gas station and we heard the call go out. and we heard the trucks rolling by. we weren't sure of the full effect of what was going on. >> so you're looking out at this. we have some idea of what it must have looked like. but was it chaos? were the people running around? >> you know, there wasn't a lot of people running. there were a lot of bodies. a lot of people doing work. the first thing i noticed was a banner for gabriel giffords. in my mind i started recognizing this was a political event. there was not a lot of shouting. there wasn't a lot of pandemonium. and when we walk up, i remember smelling blood. >> you had bags with you and starting to cross over the tape now. and we're pulling our gurney in. we have our back board and supplies. and we see there are people working over here. and there's crews over here. and t

today's hearing will determine if loughner is sane enough to stand trial. two psychiatrists examined it. >>> increase in the number of errors by air traffic controllers is due partially to new hires who need training, according to the head of the air traffic controllers union. paul renaldi testified in a senate hearing and said trainees are placing a serious strain on the air traffic system. he says the increase can be attributed to better detection and reporting. he points out the use of new technology that can detect minimum distance violations and new program that encourages controllers to disclose errors. overall errors where planes came too close to each other increased by 53% between 2009 and 2010. >>> two astronauts are spacewalking again outside the international space station. the third spacewalk of the shuttle endeavor's final voyage. this time, astronauts andrew foistal and mike fink are working outside the complex to install cables to provide more power the russian side of the space station. they will hook up attachment for the robotic arm. one

a short time ago, jared loughner was removed from a courtroom after an outburst. justice department sources tell cbs that loughner will almost certainly be declared mentally unfit. if so, the 22-year-old will return to a federal facility for treatment and evaluation. he is accused of killing six and critically wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >>> they thought they would never be able to walk again but now a first of its kind technology is helping people with spinal cord injuries do what they never imagined. kiet do shows us the robotic device being developed right here in the bay area. >> reporter: it is 45 pounds of metal, rubber, plastic and hope. >> why are you smiling? >> because i'm happy to be walking. >> reporter: a car crash in january left stephanie paralyzed from the waist down. but now the 24-year-old is walking again thanks to a device called e-legs. >> standing up and taking my first steps filled that void that has been taken away from me. >> reporter: this is her first time on the e-legs using crutches so for now a physical therapist is con

loughner will be taken to a hospital for further test to see if he can become competent.emoved from the courtroom. >>> there could soon be criminal charges against former senator john edwards over payments he made to his mistress, rielle hunter, who worked for his campaign. the justice department has authorized prosecutors to bring charges, but there could be a plea deal. edwards' attorney says the government's theory is wrong and says his client did not break the law. >>> president obama's six-day trip to europe included a speech at the british parliament today. he will visit france and poland before heading back to the united states, traveling through tornado ravaged missouri this sunday. >>> former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn has a new place to stay during house arrest as he awaits trial for allegedly assaulting a hotel maid. he has moved to a luxury townhouse in manhattan. the three-story apartment has its own gym, home theater, spa, and bar. >>> after 25 years on the air, the last episode of "the oprah winfrey show" aired today. she thanked viewers for tuning in

before the ruling, federal marshals dragged loughner from the courtroom screaming.e will remain in custody until september. and another hearing will decide whether his condition has improved over the next three months. >>> elizabeth smart got her first chance to address the man who held her captive and raped her for months when she was 14. it took smart about 30 seconds to speak her peace to brian david mitchell, who closed his eyes and sang hymns as she spoke. yesterday, he received two life sentences without parole. smart told him he took away nine months of her life that can never be returned, that never affect her again and that she will have a good life despite what he did. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart is now 23 recently returned from a mormon mission to france. she says she plans to finish college and is considering a career in law. >>> the walt disney company has withdrawn its application to t

she died in front of me, loughner's competency will be considered in court again in late september. > the astronaut husband of shooting victim gabrielle giffords is on the space station and overnight, mark kelly talked to our tucson affiliate saying space science can help ease the violence we face on earth. >> there are technical things that we learn up in space that can be used to make better for people and when things are better for them they're less likely to be in conflict. >> kelly said he also discussed that idea with the pope just a few days xwoo. >>> and some other news, arnold schwarzenegger could face legal trouble stemming from his did tra marital fair. reports say that california attorney general is investigating whether schwarzenegger used california highway patrol officer to help cover up his relationship. reports also say that schwarzenegger has temporarily moved to the family's home in idaho. >>> some sports now as we start with the longest major league baseball game of the season. a sacrifice fly was enough for the phillys to outlast the reds, ended at 1:19 a.m. this

at one point jared loughner lowered his head and witnesses argued thank you for the freak show and shent. jared loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> federal investigators say that a fire that gut add mosque in stockton last month is a case of arson. the bureau released this surveillance photo of a man with a bag on his head taken from inside the mosque back on april 23rd. the fire officials say they believe that man is the arsonist. the mosque and the church next door were damaged in the fire. there is a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. >>> 1500 california prison inmates released by mistake. a ktvu investigation first reported those findings last year. and now a report just released by the state confirms it. ktvu's rob roth tells us why this information has a state senator accusing the corrections department of lying. >> the report states that 1500 inmates were mistakenly placed on unsupervised parole last year and 5400 had a high risk of violence. nancy sidebot

and in an apparent reference to congresswoman gabrielle giffords loughner blurted, she died in frontlleged delusional obsession still in full effect. marshals rushed him out of the stunned courtroom. within an hour federal judge ruled that loughner is mentally incompetent to stand trial. >> it appears he's deeply psychotic and suffers from a very serious mental illness. >> reporter: judge burns agreed with the assessments of a psychiatrist and psychologist who concluded he hallucinates and is delusional, suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. under court order, loughner will undergo treatment for four months to see if his mental health can be improved. there is no guarantee it will. during wednesday's proceedings loughner rocked back and forth in court, so apparently troubled he may never stand trial for a crime there is overwhelming evidence he committed. for "good morning america," pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> diane sawyer with a preview of today's "world news." >> good morning. good to see you again after our time in joplin together. tonight on "world news," we decided

at one point jared loughner lowered his head and witnesses argued thank you for the freak show and shed in front of me. it is not clear what she meant. jared loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> federal investigators say that a fire that gut add mosque in stockton last month is a case of arson. the bureau released this surveillance photo of a man with a bag on his head taken from inside the mosque back on april 23rd. the fire officials say they believe that man is the arsonist. the mosque and the church next door were damaged in the fire. there is a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. >>> 1500 california prison inmates released by mistake. a ktvu investigation first reported those findings last year. and now a report just released by the state confirms it. ktvu's rob roth tells us why this information has a state senator accusing the corrections department of lying. >> the report states that 1500 inmates were mistakenly placed on unsupervised parole last year and 5

. >>> gerald loughner has been moved to a federal hospital in missouri. three days ago they declared that loughner is not mentally fit to stand trial right now for the shooting that killed six people and wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner was transferred from tucson, arizona, to the facility in missouri for further testing. >>> it's not too late to get some of bernie madoff stuff if you're so inclined. his wine collection is one of the items going up for auction next week. the united states marshal service is selling the stuff they have left. the money goes to pay off swindled investors. madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running his ponzi scheme. >>> the unofficial start to summer is officially under way. meteor also reynolds wolf has your memorial day beach and travel forecast right here. stay with us. hmmm, you can't do that. but you can do this. bengay pain relief + massage with penetrating nubs plus the powerful pain relief of bengay. love the nubs! [ melissa ] i hit the water and everything changed. ♪ i saw what my life

the judge found that both of those were true for jared loughner. he goes back to a mental health facility for at least another several months where he'll be treated. he may become medicated. he may advance in the treatment where he's at the point where he can assist in his defense and understand the proceedings against him. then he'll come back to court and perhaps be tried at that point. >> you've had a chance to look at the evidence that has been on the table against him. and then he acted out yesterday quite dramatically in court. is there a possibility at all here that he could be faking this? >> not really, randi. i'd like to say yes, by has a history and his history is that his mental illness seems to have been getting worse over the years. also, he denies that he's mentally ill. usually when people are faking it, they make a big show of their mental illness. it is exactly the opposite situation with jared loughner. >> so he'll go to what? a prison hospital. then is it possible that he'll never face a trial? i mean can he stay there indefinit

a federal judge issued the ruling today in phoenix, arizona for jared lee loughner. he is accused of killing six people and wounding 13-- including giffords-- at a january event in tucson. loughner will be sent to a federal facility for up to four months, to see if his mental state improves. the criminal case is on hold indefinitely. on wall street today, stocks made modest gains after oil prices moved back above $101 a barrel and gave energy companies a boost. the dow jones industrial average gained 38 points to close above 12,394. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close at 2761. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy... >> woodruff: now to politics and the aftershock's from yesterday's special house election in new york that reverberated throughout washington today. democrats today hailed kathy hochul's upset victory in a special u.s. house election in western new york state. the erie county clerk seized on the u.s. house republican plan to convert medicare into a voucher system, while cutting billions from the program. on tuesday, hochul won 47% o

the messages documents loughner's another behavior incloud -- out bursts. >>> oakland international high school student could face criminal charges after being accused of spiking a teachers cup of coffee. a stunt -- the teacher spit the coffee out after noticing the funny taste. oakland is not confirm the attempt. >> we like to work through all the details first. particularly when it involves a student. oftentimes there is concern about how it's best to handle this. whether you want to put the student through the criminal citizen system. >> sources say the poisoning attempt happened after the teacher got the student in trouble for having alcohol on campus. >>> hundreds of protestors are expected outside of pg&e head quarters in san francisco later this morning. they are demanding the utilities shut down its smart meter program. that rally starlets at 11:-- starts at 11:30 this morning. democrat tours are expected -- demonstrators are expected to talk about banning the smart meters. >>> let's check in with sal. >> mike and pam good morning. traffic is doing nicely. in fact we have not bee

douglasjared loughner is charged with the shootings. the college kicked loughner out of school after several run-ins in class l.a. judge ordered that emails and other documents regarding loughner be released after a local newspaper sued. >>> the city of san jose plans to forge ahead to build a stadium despite one big holdup. the san francisco giants own ter tore ral rights to san jose. the baseball commissioner and other owners must approve whether the a's can relocated. the "wall street journal" reports the city has already spent $27 million for the proposed fee.d it says at&t is coming around on norb norb -- negotiations to sell and for the field. >>> a surprising new development involving the botox mom. >>> also, a bay hear police officer at the center of a scandal is now in an east bay court room. a live report is coming up. >>> a san ramon police officer accused of a scandal is in a courtroom. a lot of big developmentses in the past 20 minutes. >> reporter: it's department 29 here on walnut creek next to 6830. the defendant louis l

. >>> the criminal case against loughner is on hold.ing six people and injuring 13 others including arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords in january. he has been moved to a hospital in springfield, missouri. >> you will not be able to stay home, brother. you will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. you will not be able to lose yourself and skip out for bid during commercials because the revolution will not be televised. >> that is the late gil scott-heron and the ref nuvolut will not be televised known as godfather of rap dying yesterday at the age of 62. the cause of his death has not been released but three years ago scott-hareron revealed he w hiv positive. his music has been sampled by many including kanye west. >>> the last of bernie madoff's personal belongings on the auction block next week. the money raised will be used to pay off swindled investors. madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running a ponzi scheme. >>> new york harbor is getting patriotic this memorial day weekend. it's fleet week. new yorkers

a judge will decide whether jared loughner accused of shooting arizona congresswoman gab real giffords and 18 others is mentally competent to stand trial. >>> nine years after kidnapping elizabeth smart, brian david samuels will be sentenced for the crime. smart now 23 is expected to address her kidnapper before sentencing. >>> and today marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy challenging the nation to send a man to the move by the decade's end. while na miss that mission was accomplished. congress might not see through its funding. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest on last night's deadly twisters as the rescue and recovery continues in joplin, missouri. >>> and hear from a 35-year-old opera singer and office manager who managed to lose half her bodyweight to win "the biggest loser." >>> now keep it on this channel for con