major nadal hasan will face his accusers for the very first time. it was nearly a year ago that hasan allegedly fired 100 rounds in fort hood in a processing center. he's accused of facing 13 counts of premedicated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. cahill's husband who was killed in the attack will be in court today. >> i feel it's very important to be there for my family. for the nation. for mike. >> hasan is an american-born muslim and had e-mail contacts with anwar al awlaki, a radical muslim cler nick yemen who encouraged muslims to kill u.s. troops. hasan's hearing is expected to last some three weeks. >>> and here in new york city, the trial of ahmed gilani begins today. he's the first suspected terrorist held at guantanamo bay to be tried in a civilian court. he's charged in the deadly bombings of two u.s. embassies in africa in 1998. the trial was delayed because the judge decided against allowing a key prosecution witness to testify. prosecutors learned about that witness through what's described as coercive questioning. >>> the fam

it will determine eventually whether major nadal hasan does have to stand trial for murder. and today witnesses of the shooting rampage here relive that terrifying day on the stand. victims described the horrifying scene in the base processing center last november. sergeant lundsford testified he was sitting near a group of soldiers before he stood up and yelled god is great and pulled a gun and started firing. major hasan and i made contact he said. the lazor comes across my line of sight. i close my eyes and he discharge his weapon and i get hit in the head. he laid in a pool of his blood after being shot five times. civilian michelle harper reminded hiding under a desk. her 911 call was played. in it she pleads for help over and over again saying hurry, hurry, hurry please. the operator replies, their on the way sweet heart. during the 911 call, screaming can be heard in the background and the moaning from a dying soldier next to her and the pop, pop, pop of gunfire. >> she was overcome with emotion after hearing the tape. >> you could tell it was difficult for her to be

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major nadal hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others much the man said he reported the shooting using his cell phone but a superior officer ordered him to delete both videos. >>> more information on the chilean miners is being released. they're now being forced into the international hall spotlight. >> reporter: as these miners are leaving the hospital, they'll also be leaving a very carefully controlled communication bubble. journalists will have more access to them. there are cracks emerging in that story line of unit. the first three miners were released from the hospital late last night in what continues to be an orchestrated picture perfect rescue. we've seen a sense of harmony, but there were uglier moments we did not see. according to a journalist who interviewed them, the first 17 days before they were discovered was extremely intense. there was infighting among them that came to blows, even feelings of despair. there was reportedly a fear of cannibalism. the feelings are in the past new as the miners continue to celebrate their new found freedom. c

it could have been a key piece of hereing which will decide if major nadal hasan should stand trial for the killings. he once worked and lived in maryland. >> prosecutors have not decided whether they will seek the death penalty. >>> answers tonight in the reported murder of an american jet skier in mexican waters. security experts believe an innocent mistake may have led to david hartley's death. joel brown has an update on the investigation. >> reporter: david hartley, the american reportedly shot to death in mexican waters september 30th, may have died as a result of a tragic mistake. according to the u.s. consulate in mexico, mexican pirates probably thought they were drug runners when he was shot in the head as they were jet skiing. i think what you had were two innocent tourists who stumbleed into a bad area, said a spokesman for the consulate. on thursday a security expert told the early show how the plates could have given the pirates the wrong idea. >> they were identified by ze. it a-- zeta sport -- spotters. i think a set of dome min knows started to fall when they went out o

it was said that major nadal hasan aimed at several. they said that he shouted god is great in arabic. he sat in a wheelchair paralyzed from the waist down after police shot him. >>> investigators have determined that a gas pipeline triggered last month's massive inferno in california. looking at pictures where 37 homes were destroyed, eight people were killed. crews in san bruno have removed more than 7,000 tons of charred debris. >>> the first lady on the campaign trail. she was in chicago last night campaigning for democratic candidate alexi jenois. tickets ranged from $500 to $3,000. last week the president also attended a fundraiser for him. >>> and delaware republican christine o'donnell faced off with chris coons last night. for more on that, you can go to myfoxdc.com and click on politics under the news tab. >>> a day after a deadly shooting near their workplace, employees at the department of public works building in northeast d.c. will be met by beefed up security today and we are live coming up. >>> and as you leave for work,

base shooting opinion the hearing is to determine whether there is enough evidence for 40-year-old nadal hasano stand trial. he is accused of shooting 13 people and wounding others. . >>s iphone is becoming -- >>> the iphone is becoming the toy of choice forked to lores. they prefer to play with the iphone than a treasured stuffed animal. there is no research yet on the use of five phones by toddlers. some research is say it's a good idea to limit children to an hour a day of overall screen time. >>> stay with us. coming up next on mornings at 2. today is the final day to register to vote. volunteers are up bright and early. >>> the san francisco giants are back home getting ready for game three of the playoff series against the phillies.

will take the stand today to mark the beginning of a military hearing in the case against major nadal hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others last november. a military officer will hear evidence to determine whether hasan should be tried on murder charges. >>> police are growing more skeptical about the accounts given by the father and stepmother of a missing girl in south carolina. czar eau claire baker was reported missing on saturday. she has a prosthetic leg and hearing aids in both ears. police say dogs detected the smell of human remains on cars belonging to the couple. and officers haven't found anyone outside of the household that has seen the girl alive in the last few weeks. >>> major developments this morning in stem cell research. we're going to tell but a first in the research that has many crossing their fingers for success. but it does not come without controversy and we'll explain. >>> and the juvenile diabetes research is hoping for a miracle as well. how you to help and have a good time while doing it. don't good my where. it's -- d

the major nadal hasan showed up for his article 32 hearing, the equivalent of a preliminary hearing. the army ended yesterday's proceedings without calling witnesses. defense lawyers want to postpone the hearing until next month but they have to put their reasons in writing. >>> a big boost for a local company. general dynamics based in falls church said it's i.t. business unit has been awarded a contract possibly worth more than $400 million. they'll play a big role in construction projects for army medical facilities that includes upgrading current facilities and building new ones. >>> more than 100 people came out it a town hall meeting at georgetown university to hear from president obama. he took questions from those on hand and online. the president answered questions from people on skype, facebook, twitter and of course students in the audience. the event was meant to get young voters excited about next month's elections. >> if you can muster and sustain that same effort and energy, that absolutely -- i'm absolutely confident that we'll do well in the election. we'll win all a

major nadal hasan has been charged with 13 could you be of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attemptedditated murder. the attack marked the worst mass shooting at an american military base ever. a mecal technician testified about dialing 911 during the gun fewer. 40-year-old hasan has been palyzed from the chest down since he was shot by police during that incident. he is facing the death penalty if he is convicted. >>> police in howard county are investigating a repo of sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in columbia. the girl that she was walking home from a playground. she said four men approached her and then sexually assaulted her. the girl told police, three left on motor scooters and the other left on a bike. >>> tough any hartley is the widow of an american m apparently murdered in mexico. she is now grieving another loss. the top investigator looking into that case has also been murdered. tiffany hartley said she and h husband dwraifd on jet skis two weeks ago. she said he was shot inhe head by pirates. she wa forced to lea him behind in order to save her own life. the lead in

it will determine if there is enough evidence to put major nadal hasan on trial. is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others inside a soldier processing center on the base. survivors have been telling the military court how they watched hasan shoot them and others while shouting, god is great. hasan has shown no emotion during the hearing. >>> more than 70 people are charged in what is called the largest medical fraud ever by one criminal ents price. federal prosecutors say a network of armenian gangsters and associates are accused of cheating medicare out of $163 million. they allegedly stole the identities of doctors and patients and then set up phantom clinics and then used the names to submit fake bills for care that was never given. arrests were made yesterday in new york, los angeles, georgia, ohio and new mexico. >>> took eight years, $240 million to build but the new hoover dam bypass bridge is almost open. the engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the colorado river. largest single span concrete arc bridge in the western hemisphere and one

a soldier testified that he saw the defendant, major nadal hasan with two weapons including one that had a laser sight on it. he is an army psychiatrist. he has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in those shootings last year. the military court is beingeld to determine whether majorasan should stand trial. >> there's new fog informing b the failed rescue of an aid worker in afghan. her name was linda norgre. she was kidnapped by the taliban in september. she was kill on friday when u.s. special operations forces tried to rescue her. the guardian newspaper is a u.k. reported yesterday, that she separated from her taliban guards. authorities initially believed she was killed when a taliban member detonated a suicide vest. it is now believed that she may have been killed when a grenade was tossed into the come pound. a senior u.s. defense official confirm today, the serviceman who threw the grenade with you a u.s. navy seal. >>> the controversy of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy is intensifying, it seem. earlier this week a judge in california ruled against t

here at home the article 32 court-martial hearing begins for major nadal hasan, the army officer accusedling multiple people atford hood, texas. away secretary robert gates. he'll be joining secretary of state hillary clinton in belgium laying the groundwork with their nato allies and talking about afghanistan ahead of the big meeting coming up at the end of november. >> reporter: i'm poppy harlow in new york. this one is a big week for wall street. reports due out on consumer sentiment and retail sales and inflation on the consumer and the wholesale level, and a lot of focus will be on washington. the federal reserve will release the minutes from its latest policy meeting mid-week and also will get the treasury's latest report on the federal budget and a lot of earnings ahead for major corporations will get a trio of reports from dow components including intel, jpmorgan chase and general electric. they are all set to report their third-quarter earnings. google is also set to report its numbers. we'll have it all for you on cnn money. >> reporter: i'm "showbiz tonight" brooke's anderson.

the hearing at fort hood, texas, will determine whether there is enough evidence to put major nadal hasan on trial. hasan is accused of opening fire inside a crowded processing center on the base last november. 13 people were killed. 32 others were injured. nadal's defense has asked to delay the hearing for one month. >>> chile's mining minister says the first of 33 trapped miners is expected to reach the surface later today. the rescue capsule that will carry the miners was tested successfully yesterday and the escape shaft was re-enforced. the trapped miners will come up one by one with the fittest men being brought out first. miners relatives have waited anxiously for more than two months to be reunited with their loved ones who have been trapped underground. >>> the woman whose husband went missing near the tech/mexico border is pleading for help in solving the case. tiffany hartley and her husbound david were jet skiing near the texas/mexico border a week ago. she says they were attacked by pirates who shot and killed her husband. mexican officials initially said they were looking fo

army major nadal hasan is charged with 13 counts of premed today murder in a rampage at fort hood lasthe hearing allows lawyers on both sides to question witnesses to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial. >>> a tweet from the head of the rescue effort in chile says the trapped miners have slept their last night together. as we report, those miners will be brought to the surface in just a matter of hours. >> reporter: their ride to freedom could be just hours away as early as midnight tonight, crews hoping to use this rescue capsule to begin pulling 33 chilean miners to safety one buy one. rescue workers finished reinforcing and testing the escape shaft on monday. >> no concern at all. i mean, we are prepared for any weather conditions, to conduct this rescue process. >> reporter: each 2,000-foot trip will last about 20 minutes. it will take 48 hours to hoist all of the miners up. the men who have been stuck underground for more than two months will have their eyes closed and will immediately be given dark glasses. the order they will come out is secret but the first few wi

nadal hasan an army psychiatrist is accused of opening fire at the military base last november. 13 soldiers were killed. the hearings will determine if there is enough evidence to move forward with the trial. it will be the first time witnesses have testified about the shooting. >>> 6:20 now. gap is going back to the basics. >> i didn't like it at all. i think it looks like something that my 3.5-year-old daughter could have come up with. >> the big mistake and why the store says it is exiting at the same time. -- it's excited at the same time. we'll figure that word out when we'll come back. ,,,, [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> getting hot around the bay area today. heading out the door, something cool to drink for you. temperatures in the 80s and upp

the hearing will determine whether major nadal hasan faces trial for last year's deadly shootings. >>arching for the body of missing 10 zahra baker. police believe she is dead and they don't believe her father and stepmother's story. >>> some new numbers today from the struggling real estate market show more people are losing their battle to stay in their homes. according to realtytrac, more than 102,000 homes were seized by banks last month, the first time forecloche slurs topped 100,000 in one month. this comes as attorneys general from 49 states launch an investigation into whether thousands of people were forced out of their homes illegally. the probe will focus on a practice called row bow signing in which banks are accused of cutting corners acre proving tens of thousands of foreclosure documents without even reading them. peter tick tin is a florida lawyer defending 3,000 homeowners in foreclosure cases. peter, with a good day to you. first off, 3,000 cases and people that you were defending here. do you think all of them fall under this category? >> no. no, just the vast major

. >>> army major nadal hasan accused in the ft. hood shootings last year is due in a military court today to see if there's enough evidence to charge him with the shooting. >>> a california company has begun testing an embryonic stem cell treatment. it's not known yet whether the technique can actually reverse par rpal sis. >>>. >> we do have news about oil that may mean no respite coming for consumers of oil at the pump. this morning opec came out with this monthly forecast for oil demand and, well, they say despite a turbulent global economy demand is still on the rise, opec members including saudi arabiavienna. maybe we'll go to alternative energies to prevent that, unclear, but here's an interesting story, google is getting into the alternative energy craze, they're going to try to build alternative wind farms to provide power for 2 million homes. it's very interesting to see google getting into wind farms. back to you. >>> and we have got one other business note this morning, a turn around by gap, four days after announcing a

major nadal hasan allegedly opened fire at ft. hood nearly a year ago. he's charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. the hearing will determine if there's enough evidence for a trial. victims and victim's relatives will testify today. >>> a medical breakthrough as doctors injected a patient with stem cells taken from a human embryo to try to repair spinal cord injuries. the therapy is only for recent spinal cord injuries, given within seven to 14 days. it's for patients paralyzed from the chest down. doctors should know within two months if it's restoring any function. >>> and it was a case of real life interfering with art. a washington, d.c. police suv got hit yesterday during the filming of the movie "transformers 3." it collided with a yellow camaro known as bumblebee in the movies. the police officer apparently did not know about the filming. >> the police car, he just came through, and everything, and all the cars had to like swerve around. bumblebee was in the back where he couldn't see. once he came up -- >

hearing which will go on for weeks will determine if there's enough evidence for a court-martial for nadal hasanset the scene for what's about to happen, chris. >> the mood here. we talked to a dozen people today. and all of them told us they just want this to be over. one of the mps told us nobody likes it when hassan comes on base. we do our job, we protect him. but really we just want this man to go away. we spoke to the fiancee of one oh the seriously wounded soldiers in that attack. this is a young sergeant, coming back from iraq. he was going to officer candidate school, that's why he was in the career center going through some of the processing when the shooting took place. been in the hospital for ten months trying to recover. the fiancee told us what he's gone through, what other families are going through, there's an intense interest in what is going to be said at this hearing. >> we just want to be informed and for a lot of us means being present and some of us it means reading it in the newspaper, some people means not reading or seeing it at all. we cope in different ways. in my sit

amid sight security several soldiers took the witness stand in the military hearing against major nadal hasan piercing their bodies. amid the attack, killed 13 people and wounded 32 others. one of the oned, specialist allen terrell testified via satellite from afghanistan. he said he heard hassan yell "god is great" in arabic. he said he watched as a bullet pierced his friend's chest. he tried to pull his fallen comrade to safety. that's when he says he was shot three more times by hassan. when he woke up later in the hospital he was told all three of this friends were dead. next to testify was lieutenant brandy mason. she was preparing to deploy to iraq when she says hassan shot her in the side. mason says she can no longer run. the article 32 hearing which is similar to a preliminary hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence for hassan some to face a court-martial and the death penalty. megyn: moment ago we showed you how the battle for one of the most kreug senate seats in the nation is getting even hotter. senate majority leader harry reid versus tea party favorite sharron a

dozens will take the stand today to make the beginning of the military hearing against major nadal hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of shooting and wounding many at the military installation. a military officer will hear evidence to decide whether he should be charged on murder charges. >>> the nine miners from west virginia settled thur lawsuit. two men died in the conveyer belt fire. the surviving miners have various long-term health problems from breathing in the heavy black smoke. terms of the settlement were not released. >>> the co-owner of d.c.'s bookstore politics and pros has died. the founder started the store back in 1984 and it became a city institution and a key stop for political figures promoting books. cohen is from baltimore and survived by her husband of more than 50 years, her two children and 100-year-old mother. carla cohen was 74. [ singing ] >>> the opera world mourning the death of soprano joan sutherland. her family said the singer died on sunday in her home in geneva. her powerful voice delighted audiences for more than 40 years. she was 83 years old. >>> 7:

testimony that is taking place as the military tries to determine if the alleged shooter, major nadal hasanaled. cameras into the allowed in the courtroom but our chris lawrence is there chris? .are respect first witness appeared via satellite link from afghanistan. he's soldier who was injured in the attack here at fort hood last year but recovered quickly enough to deploy with his unit overseas. now, some of the witnesses have had trouble even identifying major hasan or admitting they can only identify him after seeing a picture or seeing reports on the news. other soldiers were more direct. one soldier hit in his head, stomach and back, asked do you recognize the man who shot you, he stood up in the courtroom, extended his arm, pointed at major hasan and said "him." there were also tales of a young female soldier, just a private at the time, who talked about dragging another soldier outs of the line of fire. she rode with that soldier all the way to the hospital but what she didn't know is she had a bullet lodged in her back. the adrenaline rush and the excitement of everything had block

witnessed the horrific shooting at the army base last year, set to testify at a hearing for major nadal hasanrged with 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder, and kim jong-il getting praise from his closest ally, china, the chinese government is inviting him and his sonics the heir-apparent, to visit china and over the weekend the two men made a rare appearance at a military parade. bill: columbus day, 22 days before america votes and back on the board and we talked a lot last week about the balance of power, where the democrats have the majority and the senate, also where they have a majority and yet, we haven't explored yet the governor's race and the map behind us, we have looked at the governor's race and at the moment, there are 37 races up for grabs, three weeks from tomorrow, highlighted here in yellow and we have tried to zero down, zero in on about 25 different race and what we consider the races to watch. and, a lot of these races, frankly, they come down to local issues, and come down to the economy. and, the way it has been battered for the past two-and-a-half years

. >>> the military procedure today will determine whether nadal hasan is court-martialed for the deaths people. chris lawrence is at ft. hood this morning. chris, in today's session, in today's hearing -- first of all, is it under way and give us more of what's expected out of today's hearing. >> reporter: tony, it was supposed to be about an hour, hour and a half into the hearing already bit it's been delayed. still hasn't gotten started yet, although we do know major nidal hasan is in the courtroom right now. as to what we're going to hear, this is going to be the prosecutor's chance to lay out what happened. they're going to make the argument that he went out and bought the weapons, went to a local gun range to practice his aim and carefully planned the attack. they are not likely to get into the why, his motivations, alleged links to radical islamic groups overseas. they will leave that if and when they get to the actual court-martial. a lot of victims' families will be there, and victims, survivors of the attack, will be there as well. this will be their first time in the same room

you heard about major nadal hasan killing soldiers in fort hood, texas. all the minority groups that are skate coded and stigmatized that you would be uncomfortable with. you would think it would be muslim americans. well, what does the leadership say in a time of war about people who are muslim americans? they say no, you should just judge your soldiers based on the talent that they bring to the teens. that is putting your country first. that is putting commission first. and for you to say that we should pick out any group at this time of war, i do not think you're serving the country in any capacity. you are doing the country a disservice. regardless of your previous experience, those people who are actually serving in the war on terror right now all around the world, they do not buy it. and i understand, you were raised in a different generation, and you represent those views and you are very strong in those views, and you have capacity to communicate those very strongly. but you do not speak for the soldiers better on the ground today. host: next tele

nadal hassan. among those who testified was a sergeant who lost most of his eyesight after being shot five times in the attack. the hearing is to determine whether there is enough evidence to court martial hasanning fast birth that caught both mother and father off-guard. an 8 1/2 pregnant boca raton woman thought she had to use the bathroom. taken by surprise when the baby started coming out. her shocked husband called 911 and an operator gave him step by step instructions. >> put the baby in the mother's arms or on her belly. be sure the cord is not wrapped around the baby's neck. be sure to keep the baby and the mother warm. okay. >> talk to me! >> yes, make sure both of them are warm. okay. wrap towels around them and be sure to keep the baby and the mother warm. >> the baby's warm. the baby's crying. >> okay. >> listen carefully and i will tell you exactly what to do next. >> talk to me. >> without pulling on the cord tie a string. like a shoelace. tie a string, around the umbilical cord. >> okay, i'm getting a string. give me one second. >> let me know when you have it. >> unbelievable how often that happens. little lila is six weeks old. yesterday, the 911 operator got to meet the baby

nadal hassan, accused of opening fire on fellow soldiers at ft. hood last year is about to face his victims in a military court. >> a hearing begins today to determine whether enough evidence exists to put hasaneople and 32 others who survived that massacre will be sitting a few feet away from him in the courtroom today. chris lawrence is live in ft. hood, texas, this morning. he joins us on the phone. chris, tell us more about what is happening today. >> reporter: yeah, kiran. right now we're just now driving on to the ft. hood base. a lot of extra security. you know, we've spoken to about a dozen people when we got here a couple of days ago. and a lot of us telling us they're looking forward to this being over. one of the m.p.s on base told us, you know, hey, nobody likes it when hasan comes on base. we do our job, of course, we protect him. but we want this man to go away. we also spoke with the fiance of one of the most seriously wounded soldiers. this was a young soldier who had just got back a couple days ago from fighting in iraq. he was only a few days away from leaving for officer candidate school. that's why he was in that building when hasan was shooting that day. she told us based