who was major nidal hassan? katherine harris picks up that part of our story. >> reporter: born and raised in virginia, you are looking at nidal hassan, then known as mike from, high school in rone oak, virginia, class of 1988. >> parents had an upscale middle eastern restaurant and convenience store. a very americanized student. >> reporter: at stanford university, she has done extensive research into the bureaucratic and intelligence failures surrounding the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loner in high school, not -- not unusual for high school males. >> a lot of people don't realize that major hassan had spent quite ait about of time in tharily army. >> reporter: he was a solar over 20 years and a practicing muslim. he attended bar stow college in california and headed to virginia, to go to virginia tech. colonel galgan was his defense attorney for two years, until the army major fired him. >> he had prior enlisted service and went to med school, under an army program. he would regularly pray and attend loca

who was major nidal hassan? katherine harris picks up that part of our story. >> reporter: born and raised in virginia, you are looking at nidal hassan, then known as mike from, high school in rone oak, virginia, class of 1988. >> parents had an upscale middle eastern restaurant and convenience store. a very americanized student. >> reporter: at stanford university, she has done extensive research into the bureaucratic and intelligence failures surrounding the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loner in high school, not -- not unusual for high school males. >> a lot of people don't realize that major hassan had spent quite ait about of time in tharily army. >> reporter: he was a solar over 20 years and a practicing muslim. he attended bar stow college in california and headed to virginia, to go to virginia tech. colonel galgan was his defense attorney for two years, until the army major fired him. >> he had prior enlisted service and went to med school, under an army program. he would regularly pray and attend loca

who was major nidal hassan?s up that part of our story. >> reporter: born and raised in virginia, you are looking at nidal hassan, then known as mike from, high school in rone oak, virginia, class of 1988. >> parents had an upscale middle eastern restaurant and convenience store. a very americanized student. >> reporter: at stanford university, she has done extensive research into the bureaucratic and intelligence failures surrounding the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loner in high school, not -- not unusual for high school males. >> a lot of people don't realize that major hassan had spent quite ait about of time in tharily army. >> reporter: he was a solar over 20 years and a practicing muslim. he attended bar stow college in california and headed to virginia, to go to virginia tech. colonel galgan was his defense attorney for two years, until the army major fired him. >> he had prior enlisted service and went to med school, under an army program. he would regularly pray and attend local mosques. >> reporter

who was major nidal hassan?s up that part of our story. >> reporter: born and raised in virginia, you are looking at nidal hassan, then known as mike from, high school in rone oak, virginia, class of 1988. >> parents had an upscale middle eastern restaurant and convenience store. a very americanized student. >> reporter: at stanford university, she has done extensive research into the bureaucratic and intelligence failures surrounding the fort hood massacre. >> he was a loner in high school, not -- not unusual for high school males. >> a lot of people don't realize that major hassan had spent quite ait about of time in tharily army. >> reporter: he was a solar over 20 years and a practicing muslim. he attended bar stow college in california and headed to virginia, to go to virginia tech. colonel galgan was his defense attorney for two years, until the army major fired him. >> he had prior enlisted service and went to med school, under an army program. he would regularly pray and attend local mosques. >> reporter

nidal dominated the last nine games over jokovich. nidal wins the french open. if you pay the $55.95 to watch that bout, you saw a terrific fight but you witnessed the big tire rubber. there is no way that he lost that fight and to give that welterweight title to timothy bradley is a disgrace to the sport of boxing. that is why the sport is dying and that is why they said they thought the fight was fixed. the devils and kings play game 6. the nba finals, game 1 tomorrow night between the heat and the thunder right here starting at 9:00 p.m. >> that is a headline. >> we have started out the week on a hot day. >> 90 degrees or better. it will change tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. up to an inch or more of rain. the chance for a stray shower on thursday. our skies will clear and temperatures into the middle 80's. wjla.com your online home for the weather. >> abc world is [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak k the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announ

a quick exit for nidal. tom tasselmyer with awi >> many small-business owners are asking how does the supreme court decision at affected them. the eye opening numbers of the critical shortage at home. critical shortage at home. exit will be 100 degrees tomorrow. even hotter with the humidity. backing off into the lower and mid-90's next week. 88 on the fourth of july. >> that is a look at the news. >> nbc nightly news is next. [c

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nidal dominated the nine games almost flawless. nidal has now 52-1 at the french open. he dominated today. this is a huge week with the second major of the year being played in san francisco at the olympic club. it is the u.s. open. tiger woods is going for his 15th major title. he teed off before 7:00 a.m. and he will tee off at 10:30 a.m. thursday morning for around one. i recently talked with tiger woods about his case of jack nicklaus' major title record of 18. >> i am excited about the championship. with our training now that we're doing, i consider myself somewhat fed. we can play for logger -- a longer period of time. we saw a 46-year-old when the masters. it can be done. you can play for a long time. i feel like i am still in my prime. i have some good years ahead of me. >> my visit with a very confident tiger woods. england held on for a 1-1 tie with france. we bring you the constant variety of sports across the globe. the elephants are kicking goals celebrating the 2012 european championship. it is as good as it gets. >> what kind of endorsement deal does he h

still in the ball game, and only four back, anything could happen >>> the french open roughly elk nidal began in straight sets, and american not doff french as scuds give awning and to advance to round of 16. the celtics written off after ever post season but they keep coming back justin beat miami and had a chance to even the series at 2 tomorrow. >>> that tenacity and desperation has to be there, we play at home and have to get it all out the jungle was rocking tonight i want to think all the fans the jungle was rocking tonight love that. >>> not to many more passionate players then kevin garnett bell have plenty left to the tape for game 4. >>> i get credit about my former and a want people to know it is old school my grandfather taught me to do pushups on the knuckles. there if you can do them on the knuckles that his army navy type stuff. nichols >>> that's held lawrence rolls. barry bonds stop by the ballpark and said he'd like to take on a bigger role with the giants in the future. bonds has not officially filed for retirement but has taken up a new hobby >>> it looks like you co

hood massacre, major nidal hasan, will be barred from today's scheduled pretrial hearing unless he shaves his beard. hasan appeared in court earlier this month with a beard. that violates military regulations. hasan is charged with shooting to death 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in 2009. >>> another bond hearing for the man accused of killing florida teen trayvon martin is scheduled for next week. george zimmerman's bail was revoked after the judge decided zimmerman and his wife lied about their finances. and phone conversations look to further the claim. >> reporter: prosecutors say jailhouse phone calls between george zimmerman and his wife show the couple talking about the money, more than $100,000 raised for his defense. they used code to describe the amounts. >> in my account, do i have at least $100? how close am i? >> $108. >> total, everything, how much are we looking at? >> um, like $155. >> okay, good. >> reporter: the calls also detail how zimmerman instructed his wife to transfer money between bank accounts. the former neighborhood watch volunteer is facing murder

. >> raphael nidal captured his seventh title, becoming is the all-time king of clay courts. the finals began yesterday. appeared to have lost momentum in the fourth set when rain postponed play last night in paris. when they resumed played today, a double fault on match point. nadal has the most all time titles of the french open with an amazing 52-1 record. the kings could face a potential choke tag in game 7. you can see the game right here on tv 11. the kings put in a practice this morning. if the devils extended series tonight, it shifts back to jersey for the deciding game seven. both teams based colossal pressure. -- both teams face colossally pressure precooks we still know how great a team they are and how much better we need to play to make this thing go even further. that being said, we are still a really tough spot, having to win a road game to extend this thing. >> the last time that happened, a team had a 3-0 lead and lost the series in the nhl was seven years ago when the stanley cup final ended in april. >> that is crazy. >> stay with us for a look at the seve

in this morning, rafael nidal wins his record seventh french open title.im just a couple of days to do it in a match its that was interrupted by rain yesterday. he beat his opponent in four sets. >>darya: here is another look at the weather. the golden gate bridge looks hot already. just gorgeous. on this side of san francisco it will be hot. as you look to the north in marin county is where we will see some '90s. we will be right back. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announ

pair in january lasted six hours and is widely regarded as one of the greatest much of all time but nidal says he can't necessarily expect to repeat. it now before the final difficult to imagine how much of six hours. you know michael i guess but. i will be there if i think everybody you cannot predict what's going on now the thing that i have to believe that this is going well. playing with confidence and i have to play aggressive i have to play my game now to football where the second day of euro two thousand and twelve ilda the first major upset of the competition denmark overcoming the odds to shock the netherlands one nil beating the two thousand and ten world cup runners up for the first time in forty five years kate partridge watched the rain stunning victory and live off. so here we are on day two zero two thousand and twelve and the second day is proving just as fascinating as the first denmark one the netherlands nil and if you would probably have predicted that result before the tournament started with the dutch being the finalists in south africa in two thousand and ten and de

but first rafael and that nidal has become the first man in history to win seven french open ties all's he's beating world number one novak djokovic in four sets in a final which rolled over an extra day because of bad weather the spaniard got a two set the world lead overnight although when play resumed this was after breaking the fourth however quickly wiped out that advantage and went on to wrap up the victory six four six three two six seven five and reaffirmed his status as king of the clay. now the first round of group matches a euro two thousand and twelve conclude on monday with the focus on group d. the heavyweight clash between france and england kicks things off in don yet before attention turns to kiev and the co-host opening game as partridge reports. after poland's got the euro two thousand and twelve ball rolling in warsaw with a dramatic one one draw against greece it's now the turn of co-hosts ukraine to showcase their talents in their capital against sweden in the second group d. match on monday ukraine only played their first match as an independent nation in one thou

. >>> a military judge delayed a pretrial hearing for major nidal husson.le and wounding dozens more during a shooting rampage ft. hood back in 2009. >>> the charity auction for lunch with billionaire warren buffett ends tonight. bidding is up to $500,000. last year's winner shelled out more than $2 million to dine with buffett. >>> and disappointing news for so many. triple crown hopeful i'll have another is out of the belmont stakes and will never race again. the winner of this year's kentucky derby has a leg injury, and sadly the colt's career is over. >> susan, thanks very much. programming note to tell you about. fareed zakaria has a new prime time special that will air this sunday, looking at what's wrong with the american immigration system and how to fix it. one of the hottest issues is the impact immigrants have on the labor market. he saturday down with michael bloomberg and kansas secretary of state, who is a co-architect of the staunch immigration law. take a look. >> what about industries like in california, agriculture and parts of the southwe

the judge ruled to not further delay the crime of major nidal hasan. hassan is charged in the attacks attacks that killed 13. >>> george zimmerman remains behind bars now, waiting for the judge to rule on a second bond. bigad shaban reports for wjz, the judge is considering the neighborhood watchman charged with killing another. >> george zimmerman may have to stay in jail. a judge is considering whether to reinstate his bond, after he and his wife withheld information about the money they collected in $200,000 in donations. >> he understands what he did to himself, or what the family did, by not being straight with the judge, and now they're dealing with the fallout. >> reporter: zimmerman faces a charge of second-degree murder for the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> what happened here is they were lying to the court. and i think they -- because this defendant was complicit in doing that. >> reporter: there were also emotional moments in the courtroom, as the defense presented details of the night martin died. >> what is your -- [ inaudible ]

. >>> accused fort hood gunman, major nidal hassan gets a surprising warning today from a military judge. in a pretrial hearing in texas, the military colonel told hassan if he refuses to shave and groom, he'll be sent out. at a hearing today, hassan's attorneys ask today for another delay in the court-martial. the judge did not rule on that motion. >>> at a military hearing in fort meade, anne arundel county. a judge failed to rule against this. the judge also rejected an argument from private bradley manning's attorneys that the government used vague language. manning's trial is set for september. >>> the president says the economy is still at risk. and he's accusing republicans of pushing policies that could weaken recovery. tara mergener has more, as president obama addresses jobs and the debt crisis. >> reporter: the economy brought president obama to the white house briefing room friday. >> good morning. >> reporter: he urged european leaders to take action on their debt crisis and called on congress to take action on the jobs plan last year. >> they left most of the jobs plan just

a million stair rejudge will consider a defense motion for a neurologist to examine nidal malik hasanthe government's expense. he is facing the death penalty to if convict owed of murdering 13 people in november of 2009. dozens more were wounded in the rampage that shocked the nation and raised concerns about homegrown terror even within our own military. hasan its expected to go on trial in august in a case that could hinge on his he mental health. former jag jeffery king joins us from dallas. we hear from civilian court an insanity defense rarely works. what about in military court, courts marshal. >> it's the same kind of thing. it rarely works but in a different way. in order to find that major hasan was not responsible for his misconduct in 2009, that is a huge hurdle. where it's going to be extremely relevant is in the penalty phase. the defense will put on a huge mitigation case to try to save his life. in that sense it's going to be incredibly relevant, and i think quite frankly it will work in that sense. jon: what about this request by his defense team for a government neuro

the pretrial hearing for the man on your screen, major nidal hasan was delayed because he had grown a beard. that is against army rules. in this image you can see he is still clean-shaven. this is from 2010. he is a muslim and could be forced to watch the trial proceedings through a closed-circuit television if he doesn't comply with the judge's orders to shave his beard. his lawyers say, they're seeking exemption to this policy because of his religious beliefs. prosecutors say those same religious beliefs fueled his rampage. hassan is charged with murdering 13 people and injuring 30 others in the shooting rampage that happened in 2009. his trial is scheduled for the end of august, now in the year 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest from this developing story on "happening now.". jon: a chilly meeting between the leaders of two top world powers and no agreement on what to do about the continued massacre of syrians by their own government. ambassador bolton joins us to weigh in own the tense relationship between the u.s. and russia. jenna: back on capitol hill the attorney gen

the pretrial hearing for the man on your screen, major nidal hasan was delayed because he had grown ain this image you can see he is still clean-shaven. this is from 2010. he is a muslim and could be forced to watch the trial proceedings through a closed-circuit television if he doesn't comply with the judge's orders to shave his beard. his lawyers say, they're seeking exemption to this policy because of his religious beliefs. prosecutors say those same religious beliefs fueled his rampage. hassan is charged with murdering 13 people and injuring 30 others in the shooting

one of those followers, a suspect in the 2009 massacre at fort hood, major nidal malik hasan.of the fort hood shooting will speak out for the first time. >>> eric holder proposing to personally meet house oversite committee chair over the botched fast and furious operation on machine. holder saying he'll make an extraordinary accommodation and turn over internal e-mails. all of this coming because the house committee was set to vote next week, wednesday, on possible contempt of congress charges against holder. >>> lance armstrong now banned from the international ironman contest. as long as he's being investigated for doping. the announcement one day after the u.s. anti-doping agency said it would press charges against him. he strongly denies ever taking performance enhancing drugs. >>> mirror, mirror on the wall, what's the manliest city of them all? actually, brian, you should read this. >> brian: i'm a mastered manliness. here it is. the number one city where you can find the most manly men, the fourth annual survey reveals, thanks to combos, the pick is, the winner and rem

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major nidal hasan showing up with a beard in which a judge claims violates army regulations.complies with the military grooming standards. this or he can watch from outside the courtroom on a video feed. it's been more than a month since top hollywood executive gavin smith disappeared and there now there is a bizarre turn in the case. swat team searching a home in los angeles about nine miles away from where smith was last seen alive. the 57-year-old went missing from the home of a female friend on may 2nd. the home being searched reportedly belongs to a family of four. their identities or relationship to smith is not known. neighbors say nothing was taken from the home. >> well, metro state college of denver now the first college in the country to approve tuition cuts for illegal immigrants. the new rate applies to students who are not american citizens but who did attend a colorado high school for at least three years. the rate is just more than $3,300 per semester. that's more than what other in state students pay but far less than tuition for out of state students. and pr