they do something very harmful. >> thank you, there is a great deal in the public record about nidal malik hasan that raises concern about the adequacy of our law enforcement. about whether the military acted on the information, not only available to it but was noticed and commented upon, some of nidal malik hasan's department of defense record. the senate armed services committee investigation, this will focus on the military. and the connections to the military, our investigation is carried out in a way that is consistent with the essential need to avoid jeopardize in the criminal investigation into a this attack by nidal malik hasan. and the committee here is careful. i want to commend the committee and witnesses who were careful not to say something, to avoid saying anything which would jeopardize his investigation, this criminal investigation and the prosecution of this man, it is essential that we investigate, correct where necessary, hold accountable where it is necessary and prosecute without running into the defense that there has been a prejudgment by people who have either commanded s

major nidal malik hasan is in custody recovering from gunshot wounds. he was shot four times by a civilian police officer who was directing traffic for a graduation ceremony. this morning authorities raided hasan's apartment in an effort to find answers. a spokeman for one of the hospitals treating the wounded said some of the victims' injuries are very serious. >> some of these were extremely serious injuries. again, i have to give credit to emergency room staff, nurses, physicians, surgeons that care for these patients considering extensive nature of these injuries it's remarkable that they've done so well but not surprising. >> do you expect them all to survive? >> we would hope that everyone would survive. it's too early to make any expectant comments about survival. >> so far the army has not released the names of the people killed or wounded although the chicago tribune reports the family of private first class michael pearson came forward to say he was one of those killed. his brother says he's baffled. >> he's on his way home. there's no way that

. >> major nidal malik hasan is not on a ventilator anymore, still in intensive care. >>> meanwhile, friends and family are honoring the 13 people killed in the shootings. 1 of them is 19-year-old private aaron thomas nimelka, scheduled to go to afghanistan in january. his uncle read a family statement yesterday. >> aaron wassed intensely proud to serve under the leadership of the president. aaron believed we are all first and foremost americans. not democrats, not republicans, not white, black, browner, or any other color. aaron felt keenly the responsibility of representing both his country and his family. he was proud to follow in the footsteps of both his grandfathers that served, two uncles that are in the military currently, and one cousin. >> the first police officer who confronted the suspect after the shooting just had her second surgery. a military spokesman says sur jant kimberly munley is in good condition after last night's surgery. she was injured during the shootout with hasan, but it is not believed to be life threatening. her supervisor initially said that she brough

. >> major nidal malik hasan is not on a ventilator anymore, but he is still in intensive care. there are plans for two memorial services honoring the ft. hood victims. one is scheduled for this evening at 6:00. on tuesday, president and mrs. obama will travel to ft. hood and take part in a memorial service on the post. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies found in the home of a registered sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first b y bodies in his home last week. authorities now have identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was also found. >>> her father and son were diagnosed with brain disorders. but holly robinson peete didn't back away. hln's robin meade has more on this breakthrough woman. >> reporter: you might recognize her from "21 jump street," but holly robinson peete's most important role came when her oldest son was diagnosed with autism ten years ago. >> i had no idea wha

the only suspect, major nidal malik hasan, remains hospitalized, he's been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. >>> president obama is asking congress to slow down on fort hood. he says lawmakers shouldn't be focusing on possible intelligence failures until the police and military officials get a chance to do their job and finish up the work on the shooting. the president already ordered his own intelligence review of the accused gun man, major nidal malik hasan. >> the purpose of this investigation is clear, we must compile every piece of information that was known about the gunman and we must learn what was done with that information. once we have those facts, we must act upon them. if there was failure to take appropriate action before the shootings, there must be accountability. beyond that and most importantly, we must quickly and thoroughly evaluate and address any flaws in the system, so we can prevent a similar breach from happening again. our government must be able to act swiftly and surely when it has threatening information. and our troops must have the security

. >> major nidal malik hasan is not on a ventilator anymore.e is still in intensive care. >>> meanwhile, friends and family are honoring the 13 people killed in the shootings. one of them is 19-year-old private aaron thomas nemelka. he was scheduled to go to afghanistan in january and his uncle, who is also in the military, read a family statement yesterday. >> aaron was intensely proud to serve under the leadership of the president. aaron believed we are all, first and foremost, americans. not democrats, not republicans, not white, black, brown, or any other color. aaron felt keenly the responsibility of representing both his country and his family. he's proud to follow in the footsteps of both his grandfathers that served, two uncles that are in the military currently, and one cousin. >> the first police officer who confronted the suspect after the shooting just had her second surgery. a military spokesman says sergeant kimberly munley here is in good condition after last night's surgery. now, she was injured during the shoot-out with hasan,

. >>> lawmakers say they want to look into e-mails between shooting suspect major nidal malik hasan and radical cleric in yemen. the fbi says they knew about those, but concluded hasan had no links to terrorism. >>> meanwhile, family and friends said their final good-byes to six victims of the shootings. funerals for five soldiers and one civilian were held in several states yesterday. one funeral was in elwood, illinois, where a young private was laid to rest. antoine lewis from affiliate wgn was there. >> reporter: old glory hangs suspended between two joliet ladder trucks. but she brought her home. she didn't know michael pearson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad, really, to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and it goes bad. >> family and friends of army first class michael pearson said good-bye this afternoon. the ceremony inside the fred dings funeral home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you could tell, there's no words in the english language or any language to relieve the pain of losi

major nidal malik hasan was shot several times when he opened fire but did survive and was taken into custody, contrary to what we were hearing yesterday. this is exclusive video you're seeing here of what a sales clerk says is hasan at a local convenience store just hours before the shootings. about one hour from now we're expecting the military officials to update us on the investigation at ft. hood. they still have not released the names of the 13 people killed or the 30 others injured. of course we'll bring you that news conference live as it begins. a jury in texas convict add polygamist leader in the first criminal trial linked to the raid. raymond jessop could face up to 20 years in prison. ♪ one love one life >> love it. u2 returned to berlin for a free mini concert on thursday in front of the gate. the concert was to mark 20 years since the fall of the berlin wall. the berlin wall fell november 9th, 1989, ending almost 30 years of east/west cold war division. >>> and those are some of the headlines we're following this morning. i wanted to say hi to you. it's 31 minutes past

hood shootings army major nidal malik hasan is refusing to answer questions. he isn't talking about the attack. he's under guard in intensive care. investigators are trying to figure out what provoked the attack. yesterday the city sized army post put its war preps on pause. a memorial for the soldiers shot to death at ft. hood thursday. president obama promised family -- promised their families justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> the president and first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. the tributes met with an eerie silence. >> specialist hunt. >> especially when they started calling the names of the soldiers, you know, someone answered and someone being answered, that was a very sad moment. >> i bet. the shooting left 42 people wounded, many at the army post have faced multiple deployments. >>> if you want to see some amazing video, bring your coffee over here and take a look. oh, my gosh. it just

.  >>> a sales clerk says this is major nidal malik hasan just hours before the horrific ootings. milling tear officials say hasan was shot several times when he opened fire yesterday but survived and was taken into custodied. military officials described what happened when hasan was shot. >> when he started shooting, there was first responders who were called and, again, this is where officer munly showed up and initial indications are very quickly met and had the confrontation with him, both exchanged fire and both were wounded in that exchange. and that happened relatively quickly when she arrived. again, her efforts were superb. >>> a texas jury has convicted a polygamist leader in the first criminal trial linked to the raid on the yearning for zion ranch loost year. raymond jessop was found guilty, could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> we just learned from nato forces that two of its soldiers have been missing in afghanistan since wednesday. we're not sure if the shoulders are from the united states. nato said they disappear on a routine resupply mission. >>> those

. >> lawmakers say they want to look between e-mails between major nidal malik hasan and a radical cleric. they concluded he had no links to terrorism. >>> meanwhile, family and friends said their final good-byes to six victims of the shooting. funerals for five soldiers and one civilian were held in several states yesterday. one funeral was in illinois where a young private was laid to rest. antoine miller from wgn affiliate was there. >> reporter: old glory hangs suspended between two ladder trucks. but she brought her own. she didn't know michael pearson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad really to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and it goes bad. >> reporter: family and friends of private first class michael pearson said good-bye this afternoon. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you can tell there's no words n english language or any language to relieve the pain of losing someone you have known from the day they were born. >> reporter: pearson was shot three times. the alleged gunman, wouchbt army's very

. >> major nidal malik hasan is not on a ventilator anymore. he is still in intensive care. >>> meanwhile, the 13 people killed in the shootings is being honored. aaron thomas nemelka, scheduled to go to afghanistan, and his uncle read a statement yesterday. >> aaron was intensely proud to serve under the leadership of the president. aaron believed we are all first and foremost americans. not democrats, not republicans, not white, black, brown or any other color. aaron felt keenly the responsibility of representing both his country and his family. he is proud to follow in the footsteps of both his grandfather that is served, two uncles that are in the military currently and one cousin. >> the first police officer who confronted the suspect after the shooting just had her second surgery. a military spokesman said sergeant kimberly munley is in good condition. she was injured during the shootout with hasan. it is not believed to be life threatening. her supervisor initially said she brought down the suspect, but another officer also fired at him.

major nidal malik hasan is accused of killing 13 people. the funeral for hasan's mother was held at the same mosque that two of the september 11 hijackers attended. at that time a radical imam preached there. did he know the hijackers? was he associated with them at all? >> james:ing us, tom kaniff, defense attorney and former j.a.g. who served in iraq, donald clark and scott huddleson for the "san antonio express news." we reached out to hasan's attorney. no comment. he says he has asked investigators not to question hasan and doesn't know if he has been medically cleared to talk. as an investigator, how do you handle this? he is awake and talking. do you say why did you do this or how do you handle it? >> mike n the course of an investigation there are not that many times you go right to the person who is accused and get information. investigators have to go in all directions from ft. hood and figure out who they should be talking to. in fact, it is a lot of times much better to go outside and get the information so that you, as the inves

major nidal malik hasan is in custody.s shout four times by a civilian officer directing traffic for a graduation ceremony. this morning authorities raided the apartment in an attempt to find more answers. a spokesman for one of the hospitals treating the wounded said some of the victims' injuries are very serious here. >> some of these injuries were very severe. i have to get credit to the nurses and physicians that care for these patients. considering the extensive nature of these injuries i think it's remarkable they've done so well. but not surprising. we hope everybody will survive but it's too early to make any comments. >> so far the army hasn't released the names f but the chicago tribune is reporting the family of private first class michael pearson came forward to say he was one of those killed. his brother says he's just baffled. >> i figured no, he's on his way home. there's no way out of what, 40, 43 people that got injured. there's no way. he's already done this. he wasn't in that building. i told my mom ther

shannon ross miller said she worked on the 2008 study to help the military spot people like major nidal malik hasan. >> the report was written from the military perspective. it was entitled radicalization of members of the d.o.d. what it was for was for them to have tools to look within their ranks to spot different criteria. that showed signs and red flags of radicalization. and how to spot those, identify them, and then from there, be able to head the problem off. so we could avoid anything for materializing. >> she said she contacted the military after the ft. hood shootings to see why no one had mentioned the report and she was told it is now classified. pentagon official have declined to comment. >>> the u.s. military may scale back its number of jets to protect against an air attack. after september 11th, the government dedicated dozens of war planes to them but northern command has ordered a review of the costly system. senior officers say if the chances of air attacks have decreased, the military could free up those crews for other missions. >>> al qaeda's message is apparently reaching a b

national public radio got a copy of a memo reportedly written by major nidal malik hasan owes supervisor said hasan demonstrated a pattern of poor judgment and counselled for inappropriately discussing religious topics with patients. >> put his islamic obsession aside, put aside hasan's apparently extremist islamic views. what this memo is saying, right there in the army's official credentials file, saying this psychiatrist could be reckless for his patients. he could be a danger to them. yet he kept getting promoted. he was sent to fort hood to treat some of the most vulnerable soldiers in the army. >> cnn could not corroborate the you memo. >>> afghan president karzai is starting his second term. he promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front row seat and president obama is deciding whether to sends up to 40,000 more troops to that country. >>> two people killed when their tour bus ran off an interstate in minnesota and overturned in a ditch. the bus was returning from casino in iowa carrying 23 people. some passengers got trapped i

hood shooting suspect that major nidal malik hasan formally requested to leave the military.le his attorney has concerns about his case. >> not only do i have concerns about it, i can tell you, i have been approached on the street by many folks in the vicinity that expressed the same concern. sit possible for him to get a fair trial, they ask me. and i shake my head and i say i guess we have to wait and see. >> 13 people died in the shooting at ft. hood and dozens more wounded. if hasan is convicted of capital murder it would be up to the president to decide if a death sentence could be carried out. >>> there was a little bit of drama with former miss california usa prejean when she was on "larry king live." >> larry, it's completely confidential, and you are being inappropriate. >> okay, "larry king live" continues. detroit, hello. >> translator: i am calling from detroit, and i am sure you and carrie has great advice if they wanted to get married. >> did she hear the question? >> awkward. prejean continues with the show after the commercial break. larry apologized and said

enforcement official told cnn terrorism investigators intercepted communications between major nidal malik hasan and a radical muslim cleric. they decided they were not significant and dropped the investigation. but a senior defense department official now says the military was not aware of it. the senate is launching its own investigation. also, hasan's attorney says he is coherent but not talking about last week's attack right now. he's under guard in intensive care at the hospital. >>> investigators struggle to explain the shooting and president obama joined 15,000 people at the army post for a solemn memorial yesterday. 12 soldiers and one retired soldier were shot to death thursday. 42 others were wounded. president obama promised justice. >> your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. >> after the president's speech, he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the victims' battlefield crosses. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried

still want answers of why this was done, the alleged gunman getting more revelations about major nidal malik hasanhocking details about a lecture he gave at walter reed, 2007. joining us to talk about that ann scott tyson "washington post" military report. what do we know about this lecture? he lectured on islam suicide bombers. what can you tell us about that? >> we know he gave it in june 2007 to about 25 supervisors and colleagues in the mental health field and his basic message it was harder and harder for muslims serving in the u.s. military to participate in these warms against other muslims, they were feeling guilty they should not be killing other muslims and there was a warning, also, this could lead to so-called adverse events. >> okay. when he's saying that by those who were there, detake it he was warning them that a soldier at some point would do this and obviously we look at this and what he's accused of, was it a foreshadowing of what it came to be? >> the people who listened to this were very upset by it although apparently there was no report placed in his record or no expression

army major nidal malik hasan, a 39-year-old psychiatrist, assigned to darnall medical center here at ft. hood, has been charged with 13 specifications of premeditated murder under article 118 of the uniform code of military justice. these are initial charges and additional charges may be preferred in the future subject to the ongoing criminal investigation. a press pact will be distributed immediately following this press conference including information explaining the legal process under the uniform code of military justice. it's important to remember that the preferal of charges is the first step. a charge is merely an accusation. the accused is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. we have a duty -- >> chris hayes. it's a done deal. 13 counts of premeditated murder. soldiers preparing for deployment to iraq and afghanistan and a 14th charge could be preferred later depending on whether they consider the unborn child of one of the victims to be that 14th victim. again, the next order of business for the accused is what's called an article 32 proceeding. he could waive r

nidal malik hasan allegedly opened fire with two handgunsri deployment overseas. how will victims are honored today? >> reporter: we'll hear a roll call for victims and president barack obama in his remarks today will honor each victim individually and other speakers today include lieutenant general cone and also general george casey. they'll be speaking. part of this memorial service today if we look inside you can see where the stage is set up. there's a large american flag draped in front of the building. people had been coming in. security is very tight, chuck. they have erected these storage containers around the perimeter of the field so that they can check every person coming in and they describe the security as like when you go through an airport screener. that certainly is at a premium right now even though this is a military installation because the president is here and other top officials are here. they want to make sure they have the highest level of security possible. chuck? >> okay. and how long will the ceremony occur? is it an hour long? do we hav

nidal malik hasan is accused killing 13 people in the rampage and wounding 40 other. >>> we're hearingrom the civilian police officer responsible for ending this taking down the gunman at ft. hood. sergeant kimberly munley is recovering from three gunshot wounds. we're going to bring you a good chunk of her emotional interview with oprah winfrey in just a minute. >>> the suspect of the shootings, meanwhile is refusing to answer any questions about that day. his attorney says major hasan is coherent but isn't talking about the attack. he's still underguard in intensive care in san antonio. on cnn's "american morning" the attorney said he's had limited contact with his client. >> well, they've been very limited. as you know i've only recently retained and i've only had one opportunity to meet directly with him and that was for a brief 30-minute period shortly after i was retained. now i went down myself, and together with the military detailed defense council and met with him. but it was primarily just to ensure that he was satisfied with the current composition of the defense team and t

government which, if it had been put on one desk, people would have said nidal malik hasan is potentially dangerous. i am talking about the department justice and the u.s. army. whatever mission did the army have about him that might have led to concerns -- what information did the army have? >> does it make muslim americans lives more difficult in the service? >> as a general said to the island security committee yesterday, this is not a question of muslim american soldiers. this is a question of jihadism. there are thousands of muslim americans serving in the military honorable. the best thing we can do to protect and honor their service is to make sure that when there is an occasion where somebody goes extremist, that we catch the signs and stop that person from acting. >> we just had a long hearing with the department of defense representatives, talking about the procedures which are in effect relative to reporting suspicious statements or activities, whether there are adequate, where the army is in terms of their review those procedures. we are in the middle of a series of briefings

. >> lawmakers want to look into e-mails between nidal malik hasan and a clerical in yemen. the fbi knew about them, but concluded that hasan had no links to terrorism. >>> meanwhile, family and friends said their final good-byes to six victims of the shootings. funerals five soldiers and one civilian were held in several states yesterday. one funeral was in elwood, illinois. >> reporter: old glory hangs suspended between two joliet ladder trucks and catherine brought her own. she didn't know michael peterson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad, really, to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and then it goes bad. >> reporter: family and friends of michael pierson said good-bye this afternoon. the ceremony inside the home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you could tell, no words in the english language or any language to ease the pain of knowing someone from when they were born. >> reporter: 1 of 13 soldiers killed last week in ft. hood. pearson was shot three timed and the alleged gun

hood suspect, major nidal malik hasan ever met with two of the 9/11 hijackers. the associated press reports the hijackers attended the same virginia mosque where the funeral for hasan's mother was held in may 2001. "the washington post" reports investigators are looking at any ties between hasan and a radical islaming cleric who preached that the moving and who lives in the middle east. >>> there are growing sign of hasan embracing extremist ideas about islam. classmates complained about his anti-american views including a presentation that justified suicide bombing and reportedly told classmates that islamic law supersedes the u.s. constitution. senator lieberman of connecticut says he'll start an investigation. >> u.s. army and the fbi are now investigating the murder, but i think it's very important for the army and the department of defense to go back and conduct a separate, independent investigation of whether there were warning signs dr. hasan was giving boat of the stress he was unand the fact that he had become an islamist extremist. >> easy to lose sight

major nidal malik hasan was shot four times.he is in intensive care at the medical center in san antonio now. and his civilian lawyer talked with him for about an hour yesterday. >> he is is not ambulatory. my understanding is that there is no likelihood that will change. >> hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. 43 people were wounded and army investigators say hasan could face more charges of the death of one of the soldiers' unborn child. >>> richard heene had a guilty plea today. answered to a felony charge in court. >> as to the attempt to influence a public servant, count one, the only count that has been filed here, how do you plead? >> guilty. >> his wife pleaded built they to one misdemeanor count of false reporting to authorities. the heene's attorneys say prosecutors have agreed to a sentence of probation with the possibility of up to 90 days in jail for richard. up to 60 days in jail for his wife. but millions of you across the country, weren't we just captivated by the claim their son was taken away

i wanted to ask you if you would apply that framework to what you know about nidal malik hasan? >> i think when you are dealing with a lone wolf or individual actor, to some degree they really are at the margins of the process that we have looked at and others have looked out. our study primary looked at grooms of individuals. that said, we have looked at some of the information out there, and it is suggestive that he went through some kind of radicalization process. i think the key questions to ask are look at his behaviors and see how those correlate through some of the phasing and through some of the indicators that we have identified in the model. >> i was interested in concept you introduced of a virtual sbirtwal sanctum. someone like we have been talking about operates a public website with quite open expressions of exortations to jihaddist behavior. in other words, you don't have to have a court authorized surveillance of his e-mails, and there are a lot of others like this to conclude this guy is at war and urging others to get at war. from what you know, behaved on the