the university of colorado said very little -- all we know is that he left his neuroscience program in june. he did badly on an oral exam apparently, but was not forced out of school. the school told the students and faculty not to talk with reporter which is understandable. a lot of people have asked, you know, what -- could this have been predicted in any way? can this sort of thing have happened essentially in a very short time or even overnight? what do you think about that? >> uh-huh. very unlikely overnight. if this was a drug-induced, for example, psychotic episode where somebody gets violent after using pcp, cocaine, sure, we see that. that's obviously not the case here. just from even the great distance where you and i sit, that's clearly not the case. there's no drug use reported. but, you know, i think people are asking those questions because the story is starting to sound all too familiar. here's somebody who was functioning really well, sanjay. he was -- you know, doing well in school, he was socially engaged. and then suddenly it's as if something snapped and something s

the university of colorado said very little -- all we know is that he left his neuroscience program inn oral exam apparently, but was not forced out of school. the school told the students and faculty not to talk with reporter which is understandable. a lot of people have asked, you know, what -- could this have been predicted in any way? can this sort of thing have happened essentially in a very short time or even overnight? what do you think about that? >> uh-huh. very unlikely overnight. if this was a drug-induced, for example, psychotic episode where somebody gets violent after using pcp, cocaine, sure, we see that. that's obviously not the case here. just from even the great distance where you and i sit, that's clearly not the case. there's no drug use reported. but, you know, i think people are asking those questions because the story is starting to sound all too familiar. here's somebody who was functioning really well, sanjay. he was -- you know,ng

he was enrolled in the neuroscience program and graduated with high honors in 2000 and. then he moved to colorado to pursue his ph.d. at the university of colorado school of medicine in or. recently he began the process of withdrawing from the program. he lived in a modest one- bedroom apartment that was left of the contract. see if there was loud it techno music blaring late last night and into the mornings during the time of the cheating. once the news of the shootings broke his mother told the media, you have the right person. his father and mother both little colorado but his father said nothing to reporters. his family released this statement. >> this is a developing story. moments ago the web site tmz published this picture someone claiming to be james holmes created a profile on a sex web site. police are saying that he did have a right here at the time of the shooting. there's also details on this profile asking when you visit me in prison? it's >> it's what people are dead so far into dozens injured. nine people are in critical condition. there are also some peo

they began to describe a program where just six students were in the actual class year, that james holmes was involved with. neuroscience. degree, highly elite group, come from a across the world to actually compete for these six spots. and they describe a program where james holmes and every other person in that program would be heavily monitored, much interaction with the family, with the faculty, daily and weekly. we do know that at the end of this school term on june 10th or so, he took an oral exam. it was right after that oral exam, don, that he withdrew from classes. and this is the process that happens because it's so highly unusual. this is what the dean says would happen if indeed a student in this elite program would drop out. >> i can't speak about the specifics of this case. but i can tell you generically the program director and other faculty leadership will sit down with that student and try to understand what their difficulties are. and, in fact, what the the traditional chain of events is that the student is offered to retake the exam with remedial coursework. they want the student to succeed. the exam

mention the bombs there's no record of holmes workkng since he dropped out of a prestigious neuroscience program at the university of colorado at denver in june. academically brilliant, holmes was only one of six predoctoral students to receive a 21-thousand 600 dollar a year grant. his only known source of income. money for those "t-32 grants" comes from the national institutes of health. some people now suggest that the n- i-h was the unwitting underwriter of holmes' weapons of death, but we do not know if that is how holmes' spent the money. a spokesperson for the n-i-h told us it's the university who decides who gets a t-32. [take graphic "nih grant"] but it's the n-i-h that sets qualifiying criteria which includes: enrollment in a highly competitive graduate program, aptitude, talent and performance are thoroughly measured along with the potential for earning a ph.d and one must either be a u.s. citizen or permanent resident. those grants can be awarded for up to five years. the n-i-h would not comment specifically on where the money comes from or the connection some are trying to make -- b

to the shooting.but there's no record of him working since he dropped out of a prestigious neuroscience program at the university of colorado at denver... in june. june.holmes was only one of six pre-doctoral students to recieve a 22-thousand dollar a year grant... his only source of income. money for the grants.. comes from the national institutes of health. some people now suggest the n-i-h was the unwitting underwriter of holmes' weapons , but we do not know if that is how holmes' spent the money. the value of the guns, ammunition and bomb-making supplies is estimated between six to ten-thousand dollars. while the colorado shooting has some calling for tighter gun control laws... here in maryland it'll soon be áeasierá for people to get a permit to carry a concealed han. handgun.megan gilliland is here with more on the federal the way business is done. good morning guys,right now, you stop at the state police barracks... they take your fingerprints and that kicks off the background check needed for a permit.but now... one key element in that check has been changed. changed.(woltman) "it's go

the suspect recently had dropped out of that school's neuroscience program. according to law enforcement officials, the package contained writings about "killing people." police recovered it on monday after responding to a tip from the suspect himself. the package apparently was addressed to a professor. still unclear how long it had been in the mail room. >>> meanwhile, a memorial service was held yesterday for one of the 12 people killed in that shooting spree, 51-year-old gordon cowden was remembered as a loving father of two teenagers. >>> at least three local hospitals are pledging to limit or completely wipe out medical bills for survivors of the attack, although many of them will need all the help they can get. in the wake of that shooting, the subject of gun control remains part of the national conversation. president obama speaking to the national urban league last night in new orleans, said gun regulation shouldn't be controversial. >> i, like most americans, believe the second amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. i think we re

the suspect recently had dropped out of that school's neuroscience program.ng to law enforcement officials, the package contained writings about "killing people." police recovered it on monday after responding to a tip from the suspect himself. the package apparently was addressed to a professor. still unclear how long it had been in the mail room. >>> meanwhile, a memorial service was held yes

to the shooting.but there's no record of him working since he dropped out of a prestigious neuroscience programt the university of colorado at denver... in june. holmes was only one of six pre- doctoral students to recieve a 22-thousand dollar a year grant... his only source of income. money for the grants.. comes from he national institutes of health. some people now suggest the n-i-h was the unwitting underwriter of holmes' weapons , but we do not know if that is how holmes' spent the money. the value of the guns, ammunition and bomb-making supplies is estimated between six to ten-thousand dollars. while the colorado shooting has some calling for tighter gun control laws... here in maryland it'll soon be áeasierá for people to get a permit to carry a concealed han. handgun.under the current law... residents are required to provide what's called a "good and substantial reason" to carry a handgun. but raymond woolard of baltimore county fought to change that... and filed a lawsuit. now a federal judge has decided.... a resident's árightá to bear arms... is the only reason someone needs to carry

accused gunman james holmes was enrolled in the school's neuroscience program until he dropped out last month. cbs news reports the package was addressed to a psychologist at the school... and contained a describing an upcoming attack. the f-b-i has not confirmed the contents of the package. we're also hearing what it was like for police and emergency workers who responded to the theater, right after the shootings happened. it took more than 20 minutes for some of the patients to even be put into ambulances. accused gunman james holmes is scheduled to appear in court again on monday. president obama is getting involved in the debate over gun control, following the movie theater shootings in colorado. >>i like most americans believe that the second amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. and recognize the tradition of gun ownership that passes between generations but i also believe lots of gun owners would agree that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers and not criminals ... president obama said that last night in front of the national urban league in new orleans. th

he was in the process of dropping out of a graduate program in neuroscience at the university of colorado. nbc news confirmed holmes obtained all four guns legally and just in the last few months. holmes does have family in san diego and also family in carmel. nbc bay area's kimberly terry continues our coverage from carmel where she did track down his uncle and kimberly, i understand you did speak to him? >> reporter: nbc news spoke to him, nbc bay area spoke to him. he wasn't really comfortable speaking to us on camera, but he did tell us a few things including that he found out about the shooting through a telephone call very early this morning and he says he was very surprised. the uncle of 24-year-old james holmes a suspect in the deadly movie theater shooting in colorado describes his nephew as an unassuming guy the family calls jimmy. he did not want to go on camera, but holmes' uncle told nbc bay area, as far as he knew holmes was working and there was nothing that sent up red flags. despite being holmes name sake, he saw james when he visited carmel. the father of the suspect fle

also the fact that he was going through the dropout process through the neuroscience program. going towards the end. that is i think another key point in all of this. when did all of that go wrong? when did he start to go down that path? and if they get in there, if investigators can get into the computer and everything else that he was on and figure out key points i think we will start to build that background. >> one of the things we know now is obviously he had the apartment rigged and wanted to kill whoever opened the door and then fire would be created. but the police have now pretty much gotten it into a situation where they can preserve some of the evidence. now, we will start to get a sense of who he is. what do we know about his affiliations, do we know what his, you know, what did he believe in or not believe in? did he ever have a girlfriend. the guy is a little older. you would think he would have had friends. >> friends, girlfriend. anything. folks that i have spoken to, no one has seen him out with another girl. >> judge jeanine: how about a girl ever? >> a girl

news learned the suspect mailed a new book to the university where he dropped out of a neuroscience ph.d. program. dissented before his killings. it did not livarrive before mon. he told investigators about it when he was arrested. also this morning with the tips of conversation between dispatchers, police and fire officials just moments before the shooting. >>> there was plenty of activity at the alleged did show daughter's apartment building yesterday r. a bomb squad has cleared be suspect's apartment with booby traps. there's some relief, warner brothers, the studio that released the movie has pledged aid to million-dollar to nation's. >>> the movie shooter set off a another he pointed out that these shooting suspect broke several laws when he booby trapped in his apartment with grenades and explosives. obama called for more restrictions. he says he will work with congress to pass a tighter background checks to keep guns away from criminals and those mentally unstable. >>> officials learned that hours later that a transmission tower in the oakland hills had overheated. meanwhile an accident in

designated as "student housing," and the neighbors tell reuters that if he dropped out of the neuroscience program at the university of colorado, he would not have been eligible to live there anymore. neighbors say about a week before the shooting they talked to james holmes when he was wandering around. they say he was asking people if there were apartment vacancies. they also said his eyes were fluttering and his behavior was "weird." back to you. >>shepard: thank you. what do we make of the charges? we will get into that in a few minutes. first, governor romney is were wrapping up the three-nation tour overseas with a stop in poland. the republican presidential candidate met with the prime minister of poland. that country is an important nato ally. he left israel where he offered tough talk on iran. he said the united states and israel must consider all options to prevent iran from producing nuclear weapons, options including the use of military force. while the governor pledged not to criticize president obama while on foreign soil, he did suggest that the current administration is not doing e

holmes was a phd candidate at the neuroscience program at the university of colorado. prior to today holmes's only brush with law, a speeding ticket. now to ho the events unfolded inside that theater. the chaos erupted. the first calls to 911 at 12:39 a.m. local time. >> there's saying somebody is shooting in the auditorium. there is at least one person that's been shot but they're saying there's just hundreds of people running around. >> within 90 seconds police were on the scene. >> seven down. seven down. >> get me some officers in nine so we can get the moveable victims out. >> according to scanner traffic, holmes was spotted around 12:45, he was arrested shortly thereafter in the parking lot behind the theater, still wearing the vest, helmet and gas mask. four weapons were recovered at the scene. they were all purchased legally over the past 60 days. he also purchased more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the internet, legal as well. the weapons include two 40-caliber glock hnd guns with 3,000 rounds of ammunition. he also had an ar-15 assault rifle which was

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neuroscience program at the university of colorado.ding to police very much so armed last night. >> mr. holmes was apprehended outside his white hyundai parked in the back of the theater. and he was apprehended with three weapons in the car. and one was left at the scene inside the theater. the weapons are as follow, an ar-15 assault rifle, a remmington 870, 12-gauge shotgun, and a 40 caliber glok handgun. another handgun found in the car. we're not sure if that was used in the scene. i imagine it will be asked how many rounds are fired. my answer is we have no capability right now of calculating that number. there were many, many rounds fired. our best available count on injuries as of right now is that 71 people were shot. and that 12 are deceased. we believe that as part of this assault mr. holmes set off two devices to distract the crowd. they ignited in some form and released some sort of irritant or smoke. and we know his car was parked nearby in the back. >> right this moment here they are. authorities, fbi, police, atf, they ar

three days later, the school reports he suddenly dropped out of his please teenage just neuroscience program. and now a separate report in the "u.s.a. today" newspaper is calling into question his qualifications for that program in the first place. the paper cites a neuroscientist that holmes was likely just an average student and not a research protest gee. protest gee. the new york daily news is reporting after his arrest, james holmes asked jail house worker how the dark night rises movie ended. we're told the suspect first asked the worker if he had first seen the movie, the worker reportedly ignored him. holmes is said to have repeated the question as if nothing had happened in aurora at all at that theater that day. the jail house source reports he was, quote, trying to look like he was insearly curious. like he is trying a real hard to act crazy. holmes is in solitary confinement in the detention center. according to multiple reports, he was moved to florida for his own protection. prison officials reportedly put a black plastic face guard to stop him from spitting on othe guards. he

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holmes was in the process of dropping out of the neuroscience ph.d. program at the university of colorado his only brush with the law is a symbol speeding ticket. >>> television crews from all over the country have the senate on this san diego house. it's where he once lived. and never show any signs of violence and anger. unfair laws of music. nice people use a walker on the neighbor said. and sell goldfish and lemonade. >>> the parents are very nice. some men never plater socialized with the neighborhood kids. dirichlet's with a degree and neuroscience. >>> he was an honor student. so academically he was at the top of the top. the airwaves for a while he lived in his apartment while attending uc riverside. >>> to one resident had one trouble believing and mass murder suspect once lived near him. to equate it scary time to think about it even though room there out there. holmes assembled a deadly arsenal. the dow for guns legally between may 22nd and july 6th police say three of them are used in the shooting spree. a 40 caliber glock this storm as assault ri

for unknown reasons holmes was in the process of dropping out of the neuroscience ph.d. program at the university of colorado. his only impresses a lot of the speeding ticket. did waves, is never showed any signs of violence or anger. dick weis denies that. no violence. did waves that is the book. duckweeds restore about run the neighbor and the parents are very nice. as someone who never played or socialize what the never had kids. him academically he was at the top of the top. to equate one resident had trouble believing in mass murder suspects it was lives near him. dirichlet's sometimes i really think about the negatives even though they're out there. helms did not cause any problems during that * was there. police say over the past few months, some of the deadly arsenal. a rather july 6th. police say three of them were used in the shooting spree. a 40 caliber glock pistol and a smith and wesson semi-automatic assault rifle both of which can be fitted with extended clips. as well gauge remington shotgun was also used the fourth gun at another 40 caliber glock was recovered f

he was also enrolled in the neuroscience ph.d. program at university of colorado in denver, but dropped out in june and holmes was working on a testify biological of psychiatric neurological disorders. >> and they believe he had been planning it and had the materials at his home. >> the parents of james holmes lives up in san diego where he grew up, but roots in northern california. holmes spent part of his childhood in salenas and named after his uncle who lives in caramel and an aunt who lives in santa cruz, he's the grandson a military professor who taught in monteray, the security around the theaters is a sensitive issue and today an entire theater had to be evacuated in santa ray, near tullely road and east capital expressway, where the abc 7 news reporter is live with more, lisa, what happened? >> alan, as you know, theater goers are on edge because of yesterday's mass shooting and today, those at both the mall and the movie theater behind me got quite a scare. >> i'm not sure. and right now-- >> thank you. >> what's going on? >> se

holmes withdrew from a neuroscience program there in early june. police say holmes received more than 50 packages at the school and at his home that apparently contained ammunition and explosive materials. his booby-trapped apartment was evacuated for days while authorities had to render it safe. holmes' defense team visited that apartment on wednesday, the same day, as you mentioned, as residents were allowed back inside. now, as for the victims, one left the hospital yesterday as a funeral was held for another. more are scheduled this weekend and next week. at least three of the five hospitals treating victims say they will limit or wipe away victims' medical bills. many of them, unfortunately, have no insurance. holmes will be back in court this coming monday. live in the newsroom, melissa mollet, news4. back to you. >> melissa, thank you. >>> and people seem to be on the edge at the movie theater. an argument over a bathroom stall sent people running for safety. take a look at this surveillance video showing a man shoving another to the ground

we know he reasonly left the university of colorado medical school neuroscience program on a voluntary -- a voluntary separation. we know he hails originally from riverside, california, and attending uc california riverside campus. neighbors report to us that he lived alone and he kept to himself. i have the same cautions about the social media. one of the things modern investigators do is watch what appeared on the internet. and we know you do that, too, okay. in the era of blogs and everything else, we just caution you that everything you read may not be true. okay. with regard to our theaters in aurora, we are -- there are four theaters in arowa that show this movie and until further notice, we will have extra security at the theaters and an abundance of caution. i have been getting phone calls from colleagues around the country asking about this. i told them i don't know what you should do at your theaters but this is what we're going to do. we are fully staffed in our districts. we're on 12-hour shifts because of the demands to support the crime scene and the new event on paris. a

we know he recently left the university of colorado medical school neuroscience program -- it was a voluntary separation. we know he originally hails from riverside, california and attended uc riverside california campus. neighbors report to us he lived alone and he kept to himself. i have the same cautions about the social media. one of the things modern investigators do is watch what appears on the internet to see what clues we can find and we know you do that too, okay, and in the era of blogs and everything else, we just caution you that everything you read may not be true. okay. with regard to our theaters in aurora. we are -- there are four theaters in aurora that show this movie. until further notice, we will have some extra security at those theaters out of an abundance of caution. i will tell you, i've been getting phone calls from some colleagues around the country asking about this. i told them i don't know what you should do at your theaters but that's what we're going to do in aurora for a while it we are fully staffed in all our districts. we're on 12-hour shifts because of the

medical program at the university of colorado for neuroscience last summer but he was in the process of withdrawing from that program. and this just into our newsroom. police have evacuated part of the campus now. authorities say there's no specific threat, but they are searching two research buildings as a precaution. also just in, the associated press is reporting that holmes is not cooperating with investigators. >>> a long and difficult road lies ahead for the victims and their families. we're joined by a doctor with more on the trauma that they are facing and how they might be able to handle it. there were a lot of kids apparently in that theater and young people of all ages. we've seen them, heard what they had to say. they are all really kind of strung out as they describe what's happening. how do families help them deal with what they've been through? >> first of all, this is just such an extraordinary event that nobody can be prepared for this. so i think that these people who were in the theater, they are just flooded with so many

he recently dropped out of a neuroscience ph.d. program there.cbs news has learned the package included writings about images in shooting people. 9 1 1 tapes from the terrific day have now been released. >> we need rescue inside of the auditorium, ltiple victims, i have a child victim and i need rescue at the back door of theater 9. >> back door of the ninth. >> do i have permission to start taking some of these victims, the car, i have a whole lot people shot out here in the rescue ... >> yes, load them up and get them out of here ... >> james holmes is accused of killing 12 and injuring 60 others. >> that theater shooting has sparked up the gun control debate on the campaign trail. president obama embrace more restrictions on gun purchases during a campaign stop in new orleans. >> i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that an ak-47 belongs in hands of soldiers and not criminals. >> the president says that he will work with congressional members to pass tiger background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the ment