the difference is saying he was psychotic at that time. it's hard for juries to say people are psychotic. only two percent of these casers successful. weird about colorado, the prosecution has he burden. unlike other jurisdictions where it's the defense to establish it. >> opening statements just began. one of the first things that came up was the two different doctors who say separately that this defendant is sane, was sane at the time. we'll have a battle of opposing experts, i assume. >> absolutely. undoubt itly. even with something like that the jurors are going to say you have an expert that says he was sane another one said he was sane. they're going to boil it down and say look what he did? it's hard for jurors to say we'll excuse what you did and killed these 12 people, and these other 70 you shot, because you wanted to -- you didn't understand right from wrong? it's very hard, especially when you talk about all the plans. months of planning. it's hard for the jury to say we'll give him a pass. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. >> secr

in my view he would be considered psychotic meaning possessing the nonexistent sense of reality. unfortunately for people with religious police it's difficult to know where to draw the line between faith and dilution. for example the physical deterioration was a trick prey by faith. he was well. the double by making it look like leslie was sick. it's hard to label this as anything other than delusional. many americans believe they roam the earth so in some ways larry parker represents a cultural norm. leslie's funeral service was being held on holy ground causing him to ask everyone to remove their shoes for his belief that god had sent an angel in the form of a bearded and to help with the resurrection. many religions claim holy ground and believe in angels and demons. larry parker is far from alone. if larry parker's actions are considered psychotic, we have a similarly labeled those who participated in dilution including lucky his wife her prayer group in f1 who showed up at the funeral service hoping to see a resurrection. even lucky's lawyer lee roy simmons reassured her tha

>> the defense is obviously going to argue that he had a psychotic break and couldn't formulaate thet because he was crazy. there is a difference between mentally ill and legally insane. he is mentally ill. and he has a documented history. and looking at him in the first few court appearance. and eyes were glades over. and he was looking out in to space. and it is that the jurors find he was mentally ill. if they knew he believed the difference of right and wrong. >> what if he is found not guilty by reason of insanity. >> he will be housed in a state run mental facility probably the rest of his life. but legally until he is no longer insane. chances of that are slim to none. not as good as being behind bars. >> say he is given the death penalty can the defense appeal? nabsolutely. and i can tell you the grounds for defense is that they he did not get a fair trial because the judge did not order a change of venue. the state ordered 9000 prospective jurors. bow know that everyone questioned the jurors and the issue is not if they heard about the case or not. everyone has. even if move

convince a jury he was suffering from a psychotic episode at the time of the shooting. the district attorney plans to point to his apartment.laced with explosives and an ominous package mailed to a college professor as premeditation for the attack. if convicted.homles could be sentenced to death. >> reporter: meanwhile that ease--as. he's furious mimetite fired team a little bit. jake doing this to run blast. and then with that all tied up theas. all feel this then the high heat. delivers the ball. and they are swept tied for last place in their division. meanwhile bordon has no regard to his body while he makes that catch. the catch of the year. he goes into the chicago stands in next the catch. they beat the royals 32. >> : albee and cobble all week. just kidding. >> reporter: if the warriors and make a run to the title. they win santa cruz warriors. but the grizzlies will have to play without their starting point card. he said he takes an elbow to the fake face. he may need surgery to repair fractures. definitely he's our four tomorrow night. moore lebron doing it di

there was a law student named wendell williamson who had a psychotic episode.is first onset of schizophrenia. he was hospitalized and treated. he went home for the summer and stop taking medications. he came back to school and relapse. nobody noticed. he walked up to franklin street, and he killed two people. the voices were telling him to do it. somebody like this and then when he was treated he had perfect insight to what he was done. charlie: he was a was not insane? dr. lieberman: he was when he did it. he will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital. one of the most implementing forms of mental illness that typifies our society has not been able or willing to acknowledge and deal with mental illness. ptsd. it is now the signature wound of our military campaigns. ptsd which was not named -- post-traumatic stress's order, it was named after vietnam. ptsd has existed throughout human warfare. we called it shellshocked battle fatigue. the military could not acknowledge this because it is antithetical to think you can have psychological vulnerability in

so we would only know if there's evidence he starts to become psychotic again, starts to stop taking his medications or is verbalizing some violent thoughts. otherwise; it's difficult to tell. but he does have some things going in his favor weighing against violence. he's older, and older men are at lower risk of violence. he doesn't have a drug or alcohol problem so that lowers the risk. but this cannot be something we can say with certainty there's no risk of violence. >> and if you had to make the decision? >> i'd let him go. i would because i treat people with mental illness and i see that they can commit some terrible things and have some terrible behaviors at one point in time but it's absolutely not representative of who they are when they're treated. >> all right. thank you so much dr. weiner. >> my sure. >> eun? >>> two men risk their lives rescuing a man in a wheelchair after he fell off the metro platform. look at this video here. you can see the man fall on to the tracks at the u street metro station. a few seconds later the two men jumped down to help him. this was yeste

americans heard the same diagnose unusual mood changes and shifts in energy and activity levels psychoticing can be part of it too. >> poor impulse control. i have no -- i have no impulsivity control. i'm what they call omny tent fearless. >> reporter: it's also what pushed her to have such a successful career. problem is those highs can come with severe lows. for christine, that included depression and even thoughts of suicide. >> when you have a high that is so high that no street drug can compete and a low so low that you feeling like you've been hit like a mac truck, the middle ground is what you struggle for. >> proper treatment which typically includes medication is what helps people with buy polar disorder find business. christine though didn't want to take her medications. they caused her to gain weight and they meant she had to accept her diagnosis. it wasn't until she saw a counselor in prison that she was able to really face her demons. >> she helped me realize that if i didn't get myself together now at this particular point in time that i would never be able to have a normal

his defense attorney says homes was "in the throes of a psychotic episode." prosecutors say holmes carefully planned the shooting. >>> right now lawyers are making their case in defense of dzhokhar tsarnaev's life. tsarnaev was found guilty on all counts for the bombing at the boston marathon two years ago. today his family is taking the stand. you can see some of them right here. defense lawyers say that tsarnaev deserves life in prison not the death penalty. >> oh my gosh we've got softball sized hail going on -- and i just -- >> did you see that? talk about a close call. a strong storm system brought high winds and hail to northern texas. the video was taken yesterday about 75 miles outside of fort worth. you can see the hail smash into the windshield. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. at least 19 tornados were reported. one of those twisters was a mile wide. the storm system knocked out power to more than 30,000 customers, crews are still working to turn the lights back on. the same storm system is moving into louisiana today. so we want to find out

they're hoping to prove that he was psychotic at the time. >> reporter: about 13 miles from where weight now, 400 people filed into a box-like theater to be entertained. and one person came there to slaughter them. >> reporter: the tragedy in aurora relived in excruciating detail. >> through this door is horror. >> reporter: a fierce battle over the face of the masked shooter. today in civilian clothes, shaqled to the floor. >> by the time mr. holmes stepped into that theater, his perception of reality was so skewed, was so malformed that he no longer lived in the world that we live in. >> reporter: the prosecution unrelenting, he deserves to die for his crimes. >> to hold him accountable for murding 12 people and trying to murder 70 others. >> reporter: nearly three years ago, the premier of the batman movie, holmes opened fire. marcus watched him gun down his friend who suffered from ptsd. >> what we will never forget is the sound of the gun. >> reporter: parents of jessica moved to colorado just for the trial. as they warn the jury to keep an open mind. >> still ahead, baltimore o

in my view he would be considered psychotic in the distorted with a nonexistent sense of reality. for people with strongly held religious beliefs it is often difficult to know where to draw the line between faith and delusion. for example, leary believed that his son's deterioration was a trick played by satan. he reasoned that leslie wasn't really sick he was wild. the devil was testing his faith by making it look like leslie was sick and it's hard to label this as anything other than than to lose lose shuttle but many believe that the devil wednesday or then works deceptions so in some ways he represents the cultural norm. the same can be said for the belief of the funeral service held on the holy ground causing him to ask everyone to remove their shoes or the belief that god had sent an angel in the form of a bearded man to help the resurrection. many claim the holy ground and many people believe in angels and demons again larry parker is far from alone however if the actions are to be considered psychotic we would we would have to similarly label all of those who participated

. >> james holmes opened fire in colorado, but claims he was in the midst of a sigh coltic he -- psychotic episode. the trial could last four months. >>> the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments tomorrow that could determine the future of same-sex marriage. the justices will consider many questions, the main one being whether gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. the nfl draft begin on thursday, the eagles have the 20th overall pick. watch the draft special thursday and friday after "action news" at is 1:00. >> time to turn to david murphy another moderate day here in april. >> reporter: not bad the seven day has several nice days ahead with one fly in the ointment toward the end of the week. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, as we take a look outside, we have sky 6 and there's a little bit of cloud cover overhead. i think we'll get sun in beneath the clouds and get holes in the clouds quickly today and thicken up a little bit as the day goes on. 48 degrees is the current temperature. the winds out of the northwest at 7. not all that strong just yet. once the sun

apparently chronic mental illness that just a year later would reportedly require injections of anti-psychotic medication to treat. yet the airline let him keep training and ultimately put him in the cockpit. that's one key development today but far from the only one. according to the french magazine the german newspaper built video recovered from a cell phone at the crash site shows chaos from the passenger cabin moments before it hit the mount mountain. so much leaked and so much has been correct. so again, tonight a lot to talk about. first, let's go to justice correspondent pamela brown joining us from dusseldorf germany. lufthansa, the airlines, they're saying they want to set the record straight that they did in fact know about the co-pilot's issues with depression. that's right, isn't it? >> reporter: that's absolutely right, wolf. this is really a stunning development here. we're learning from the airline back in 2009 andreas lubitz handed over medical documents self-reported he had a bout with depression going through training but before today, we heard from the lufthansa ceo. in fact

holmes' lawyers say he was psychotic and couldn't tell right from wrong. prosecutors, though say he carefully planned the shooting for months. they are calling for the death penalty. attorneys for boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev began arguments today in the penalty phase of his trial. tsarnaev was convicted of 30 federal charges and 17 of those charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. the defense is expected to take up to two weeks. prosecutors are pushing for execution execution. coming up at noon, a traffic alert to tell you about. a big delay in a big construction project in arlington. when it will start and how it could impact your commute. and an amazing story of survival you'll hear only on abc. robin roberts joins us to talk about her interview about the woman who escaped after being kidnapped hostage for a decade. it's do or die for the caps tonight. excitement ahead of tonight's big game seven. doug is back with the next chance for rain much t jummy: after months of debate and delay, loretta lynch was sworn in as the n

. >> reporter: holmes apz lawyer says their client was the shooter but he was having a psychotic episode. he's pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. jurors will have to decide whether he was insign at the time of the shooting. the defense argued holmes can't get a fair trial because of publicity, but the judge refused to move it to another county. for the families of victims and victims, it will not be easy. >> it wears on you and people don't understand that a lot of us have ptsd and all these things that were caused by the actions of one person. >> reporter: holmes' parents have publicly begged prosecutors to consider the plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table. omar villafranca, centennial news, colorado. the marathon bomber's defense team begins penalty phase witnesses. jurors will decide whether he's executed or spends the rest of his life behind bars. >>> coming up on the "morning news" now, boating rescue. powerful storms overturned boats in a sailing event in mobile bay, alabama. >>> and adding to his 99 problems jay z answers to title critics. this is the "

his attorney said that holmes was in the throws of a psychotic episode when he carried out the attack. >> what we're seeing is some calculations of deliberation. >> prosecutors say that holmes is sane and they're seeking the death penalty for the 27-year-old former graduate student. at the time of the shooting holmes had withdrawn from the university of colorado, where he was pursuing a ph.d in neuroscience. people who knew him said that he was into batman and other super heroes. he was also under the care of the school psychologist. in the days leading up to the rampage he mailed her a diary but she never received it. the contents are expected to be presented during the trial. the trial could last for months with dozens of witnesses. more than 9,000 people are considered as potential jurors. the 12 ultimately selected and 12 alternates are mostly women. throughout the process victims and family members have been presence. >> it's just heartbreak right now. you know, trying to work through what we have we've been given in respect we're trying to get through this case. you know, in emo

his attorney said the 27-year-old had a psychotic episode and is schizophrenic. >>ly was nut in control of his actions. had he was not in control of what he perceived to be reality. >> reporter: holmes' lawyers say psychiatrists treated their client after his arrest for hearing as many as eight voices. and says holmes has a family history of mental illness. prosecutors must prove holmes' guilt and santi beyond a reasonable doubt. >> that's what the jurors have to consider is what was his mental state at the time. now whether he seems to present as a sane person now. >> reporter: the trial is expected to last last four months. omar villafranca. cbs news. >>> coming up more testimony in the boston marathon bombing trial. >>> and serious flooding to the south to the south parts of texas. >>> and teacher takes on a school shooter. this is the "cbs morning news." the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have bee

. >> they are coming in psychotic very difficult to control and very violent. persons have fast heart rates low blood pressures very dangerous things. >> adding to the rising use of spice, the sucialg in surge in vapping. in high doses with dangerous consequences to the heart and kidneys. most of the drug seized by dea agents are not specifically illegal. 25 years ago nasa launched the hubble space telescope. coming up what it has shown us and what's next. t's next. >> 25 years ago today the first space based telescope was launched into orbit. since then, the hubble telescope has captured scenes never before seen. >> in new york city's times square this week, the visitors are getting a real time display that is far far out thanks to the hubble telescope which launched in 1990. from its orbit the instrument has sent back 1.2 million observations. by hovering past the earth's atmospheric haze, likened to seeing a pair of fire flies in japan all from the east coast of north america. scientists have gotten their most accurate look at planets from the solar system a

his defense attorney saying he was in the throes of a psychotic episode during the mass shooting. prosecutors say he carefully planned the attack for weeks and apparently wasn't finished. authorities has to disarm explosives inside holmes' booby trapped apartment after the rampage. >> this apartment was designed to kill whoever entered it. >> reporter: prosecutors rejected rejected holmes' offer to plead guilty for life in prison charging him instead with 167 counts of murder, attempted murder and weapons charges. >> we're going to get a very morbid, tedious and sad resuscitation of all of the injuries suffered by the people in the movie theater. that's going to be obscene and sad and morbid but the prosecution has to go through it. >> reporter: a one-time neuroscience docket ral student with no prior criminal history now facing life in prison confinement in a psychiatric institution or death. the trial itself is expected to last through the summer. and if a jury finds holmes guilty, there will be what amounts to a second trial. the sentencing phase. which will determine whether o

i hoped him write a book about this who first year law student had a psychotic episode, first onset of schizophrenia. he was hospitalized treated did well. recovered symptomatic remission went home for the summer stopped taking his medicationment came back to school and relapse. nobody noticed it. and unfortunately we didn't get him back into treatment. and he walked up to franklin street, the main street in town and killed two people. why, because the voices were telling him to did it. so somebody like this and then when he was treated he had perfect insight on what he had done and how he was reacted. >> rose: he was or was not insane. >> he was at the time he did it. >> rose: right. >> but will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital society doesn't forgive it. i think one of the most emblematic forms of mental illness that really tip i fews how our-- typifies how our society has to the been able or willing to acknowledge and deal with mental illness is ptsd. >> rose: right. >> which is now the signature wound of our military campaigns. ptsd which was not named or considered

of psychotic software, which provides i.t. security to companies worldwide. so glad you are with us, we know this is being considered one of the most destructive cyber attacks in america. do you expect this something of this scale required inside help. >> you know, i am sad to say that methods that they probably used to getting recess, and to escalate, and get access to personal data are pretty standard when we look at a cyber security assetsment or anything like that. you can probably a hire a uhm in beof firms that are available for a reasonable price. so one thing we do have to consider is the speed at which this was accomplished, so an insider can help especially if they are pointed to the right areas and the right data bases and the right servers to take the information from, and then there's on interesting piece, which we don't usually do, is the destructive pieces to this. so the folks that gains access to this network at the end of the day, they wanted to destroy things, so there's thousands of workstations that are destroyed, and so that's something

holmes was responsible for the massacre, but he argued holmes was a schizophrenic in the grips of a psychotic episode. >> there will be no doubt in your minds by the end of this trial that mr. holmes is severely mentally ill. none. >> reporter: the courtroom was full for those opening statements. about one-third of the spectators were victims or victims' families. this trial is expected to last four to five months. >> pelley: mark strassmann mark, thank you. a severe storm blew railcars right off a railroad bridge. that's coming up next. use the medicine that pharmacists use most for themselves. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare victory. so cvs health provides expert support and vital medicines. make a fist for me. at our infusion centers or in patients homes. we help them fight the good fight. cvs health, because health is everything. look like this. feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their soft cushioning suppo

defense attorneys claim he was having a psychotic episode when he walked into the theater and opened fire. prosecutors say he planned the massacre for a long time. they plan to ask for the death penalty. experts say the jury selection process was among the largest and most complicated in u.s. history. >>> the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial will resume this morning. a jury is decide weathering to sentence dzhokhar tsarnaev to life in prison or death. prosecutors rested their case thursday. they offered proof that tsarnaev knew he was targeting children with his attack. the defense will begin presenting its witnesses today. >>> the baltimore man who died from injuries he received in police custody will finally be laid to rest today. a wake was held yesterday for freddie gray. the 23-year-old died a week after being arrested by baltimore police. gray suffered severe spinal injuries during a ride in a police van and was not given medical attention. a representative of the obama administration will attend today's funeral. >>> from south jersey police are still investig

his lawyers say he was in the middle of a psychotic episode. >> we're learning startling new details about a recent cyber attack on the white house. "the new york times" report when is russian hackers got into an archive system in october, they were able to access some of president obama's old e-mails. the hackers only saw unclassified communications but that doesn't tell the whole story because even those files can contain sensitive information, like the president's schedule. mr. obama's personal e-mail account was not breached. >>> on tuesday the supreme court will hear arguments on whether state bans on gay marriage are constitutional. earlier tonight, people of all different faiths came together in arlington at a synagog to embrace the lgbt community. faith leaders invited people to sign a banner with the names of friends and loved ones who could be affected by the court's decision. on tuesday they plan to carry that banner to the steps of the supreme court. >>> well this one got a lot of you talking on our facebook page. route doesn't begin to describe what the wizards did to th

>> holmes pleadeds not guilty by reason of insanity saying he was in the throes of a psychotic episode during the shooting. prosecutors say he carefully ple for weeks and apparently wasn't finished. authoritie has to disarm explosives inside holmes' apartment after the rampage. this a was designed to kill whoever entered it. >> prosecutors holmes' offer to plead guilty for life in him instead with 167 counts of murder attempted murder and weapons charges. get a very morbid tedious and sad resuscitation of all of the injuries suffer movie theater. but the prosn has to go through >> it a one-time neuro science come to recall student now facing life in prison, confinement in a psychiatric institutn or death. the trial itself is expected to last the summer. and if a jury finds holmes guilty there will be what amount to a second trial. the sentencing phase. which will determine wh holmes should be put to death. opening statements are schedu inside the courthouse behind me. >> jacob, thank you. >>> a knew wave of cuban migrants making the dangerous journey to this country but why not. >>> in

attorneys claim that he was having a psychotic episode when he entered the theater and opened fire but prosecutors argue he was sane saying he planned the massacre for weeks. >>> the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial will resume this morning. a jury is deciding whether to sentences sentence dzhokhar tsarnaev in prison or death. prosecutors rested their case thursday. they say they offered proof that he knew what he was doing when he targeted children with this attack. the defense will begin presenting its witnesses today. >>> jurors in new york will deliberate for a ninth day the eton patz case. he was 6 years old at the time of his disappearance. he was the first child to be put on a missing children's spot on a milk carton. if convicted very than dez faces life in prison. >>> 5:46. the fbi is offering a reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of a pennsylvania swim coach accused of secretly filming women in theirliker room. lorrie john trites is accused of videotaping young women between 1997 and 1998 before disappearing a year later. the fbi says he

defense attorneys say he was having a psychotic episode when he entered the theater. tossed gas canisters and opened fire. prosecutors say holmes was sane and they're pushing for the death penalty. 12 jurors 12 alternates were finally seated last week. >>> in baltimore today, many people are paying their respects to a man who died after being taken into police custody. freddie gray will be buried tomorrow and community leaders are now calling for peace after days of mounting protests. while baltimore police investigate, members of their own department in terms of gray's death, supporters of law enforcement are staging a demonstration of their own. nbc's brian mooar has the story now from washington. >> reporter: family friends and supporters are saying their final farewells to freddie gray. he'll be laid to rest on monday but questions surrounding gray's death of a spinal cord injury after being arrested by baltimore police have in this community on edge. on saturday thousands of mostly peaceful protesters demanded answers and arrest of the officers they believe spom.

they're now arguing this was done in a psychotic break. now the challenge proving is this to jurors is the fact james holmes apparently planned this. he bought a lot of ammunition had a plan doing this in the theater. he booby trapped his armt. that the prosecution says shows this was a calculated act of anger and revenge, not a psychotic break. in order to convince the jurors of this insanity they're going to have to prove he was insane during that entire period. francis? >> chilling knowing he came in with a gas mask before shooting. many in the audience of that movie theater thinking that was part of it before they realized the terror. we appreciate that report. >>> the penalty phase of the boston bombing trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted of all charges weeks ago. his attorney is trying to save his life. they're trying to paint his brother as the master mind. several witnesses spoke about tamerlan's anger. two to spoke about how the older brother would become angry about comparisons between martin luther king and the prophet mohame

defense attorneys claim he was having a psychotic episode when he walked into the theater and openedire. prosecutors say he planned the massacre for a long time and they plan to ask for the death penalty. experts say the jury selection process was among the and most complicated in u.s. history. >>> meantime the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial resumes this morning. is jury is decide weathering to send dzhokhar tsarnaev to death or life in prison. the prosecution rested thursday. they offered proof that he knew he was targeting children with his attack. the defense will present its witnesses today. >>> jury deliberations continue today in the etan patz trial. he's accused of killing pats in new york city in 1979. the boy was 6 years old at the time he disappeared. his body has never been found. hernandez confessed to killing patz but they say his admission came from a mentally ill man with a low i.q. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> the fbi is offering a reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of a pennsylvania swim coach accused of secretly

in 2012 when he opened fire in the in midnight premiere but they say he was in the middle of the psychotic. holmes pled not guilty by reason of insanity. if a jury says he was sane, he could get the the death penalty. the the trial is expect to last four months. >>> on tuesday the supreme court will begin hearing arguments that could determine the future of same sex marriage. they will consider the the question of whether gay couples have a constitutional right, to marry. justices will face a question of whether states can legally ban same sex marriage and whether states have to recognize lawful marriages in other states. thirty-seven states and washington d.c. now recognize same sex marriage. >>> a woman whose job it was to clean the inside of the jetliners at jfk airport in new york city is accused of grand larceny. officials a say she stole more than 15 you this dollars worth of items from those planes including american 1400 mini liquor bottles. investigators say juannet call um swiped lap tops, kind also and tiny bottles of alcohol. all of those items have been recovered from inside h

his attorneys claim holmes was in a psychotic episode at the time of the attack. key pieces of evidence are expected to be the results of two psychiatric exams kept secret until now. >>> if you're heading to the gas station to fill up you might be surprised at how much it's going to cost you. the average price for a gallon of regular is now $2.53 a gallon. that's 8 cents higher than it was this time last week and 11 cents more than a month ago. climbing oil prices are blamed for the increase in the prices at the pump and analysts expect the rise to continue at least for a little while longer. >>> and at the box office "furious 7" had enough gas in the tank to once again finish on top. it took in more than $18 million in the u.s. while becoming only the third film ever to make a billion dollars internationally. "avatar" and "titanic are the other two. followed by "paul blart: mall cop 2" and "adaline." >>> the play on the diamond you have to see. she sees the world a little differently. and, by some miracle... she actually said "yes." to me. the charmed memories co

. >> holmes' lawyer says their client was the shooter but he was having a psychotic episode. he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. jurors will have to decide if holmes was legally insane at the time of the shooting. the defense argues, holmes can't get a fair trial because of the extensive publicity. but why the refused to move it to another county. for victims and the families every those who died, moving past the massacre has not been easy. marcus weaver was shot inside the theater and will testify at the trial. >> it wears on you and people don't understand that a lot of us have ptsd and all of these things that are all caused by actually the one person. >> holmes' parents have publicly begged prosecutors to consider a plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table. omar villafranca cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> the defense starts making its case today in the sentencing phase of the boston marathon bombers trial. twenty-one year old tsarnaev dzhokhar was convicted of 30 federal charges in the twin bombings that killed three people and wounded more than

but his defense attorneys say he was in the grip of a psychotic episode. >>> the defense will begin arguing its case this morning in the penalty phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev's trial. the boston marathon bomber was convicted earlier this month of 30 federal charges. 17 of those charges carried the possibility of the death penalty. the defense only needs to convince one juror to spare tsarnaev's life if that happens he would be sentenced to life in prison. >>> electronic cigarettes come in several different flavors is it's no surprise -- flavor sos it's no surprise it's flowing -- flavors so it's no surprise it's growing in popularity among minors. 11% of teens smoke e- cigarettes. that's up from 8% in 2012. and 5 and 6-year-olds who watch an hour of tv a day are significantly more likely to be overweight or obese compared to kids who watch less tv. that's according to new study by the national center for education statistics. it found u.s. kindergarteners watch an average of three hours of television a day. >>> it is 4:56 right now. the death toll continues to rise following a massive earthqua

to impress the object of his psychotic obsession, actress jodie foster. hinckley's attorney, barryin levine, said hinckley's psychosis and depression have been in remission for more than two decades, telling the court "there has not been a hint of dangerous behavior" during that time. hinckley's brother and sister testified they would assist in m his care if their aging mother was unable to meet court requirements. his brother noted hinckley now has a girlfriend and numerous hobbies. but federal prosecutor colleen kennedy said hinckley has at times lied about his whereaboutsreab while on unsupervised leave. that deception and hinckley's violent past, she said make him a continuing threat to public safety. brad rinehimer is chief of police of williamsburg county. >> it's a concern. any time you know you have somebody in your community that committed the types of crimes that mr. hinckley committed, it's a concern. it's a concern for us, absolutely. >> reporter: the court knows hinckley lied twice about going to the movies because the secretet service spotte

attorneys for james holmes acknowledge that he was the gunman but they say he was in a psychotic episode at the time. prosecutors say he should face the daekt penalty. the trial could take four months or more. >>> tomorrow the supreme court hears extended arguments on the right of same-sex couples to marry. jonathan carl explains why the case is being closely watched and why the court's ruling could lead to a seismic shift for same sex mirage. >> reporter: the case that cos spark a historic supreme court ruling imposing same-sex marriage on all 50 states started with a simple request from a couple in ohio. jim's husband was dying of can lou gehrig's disease. jim was told heent could be listed as a surviving spouse because ohio wouldn't recognize their maryland marriage. >> being able to marry john was the happiest moment of my life. it made a difference. having that legal document that recognized us as a couple. >> reporter: now it all comes down to how these nine men and women read the 14th amendment's guarantee of due process and equal protection under the law. do those words give gays

. >> the belief he's a permanently psychotic and has the cramerica patty to kill again. >> mr. hinkley uses deception as a way to cover up what his true intentions are. >> his attorney didn't respond to request for comment but at the last court hearing said this man is not dangerous. chris gordon fighting the application funding and shissues $25 million for new york public schools and local lawmakers and educators came here to ask governor hogan to release $68 million from the school budget and spend it in those counties where it cost the most to educate students will cover this demonstration an get a response from the governor's office as we cover the story here in anap lis. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday. low humidity and breezy throughout the rest of the day. high temperatures in washington of 69. 66 in winchester and 71 for a high in fredericksburg. right now 64 degrees with a bluster blustery wind out of the northwest. tomorrow similn areas east and south. to the north it's going to be cooler. highs there o

he was in the middle of a psychotic episode it, according to his lawyers. market for the iphone may be china. they may have sold 20 million iphones in china. that would be more than the u.s.. the design of the new phone has larger screens which is popular in asia. apple reports earnings after the closing bell. it's not even may 1. tom: he hit the ball into foul territory. gordon of the kansas city royals races over and dives jeter like into the crowd. he did not appear to get hurt like jeter. we should not be surprised. he is a four-time gold glove winner. for those of you on radio, you know what he did it years ago. gordon did the same thing this year. we advance ever so slightly this morning in the euro. it has been a horrific weekend. in nepal and india and china serious mass destruction including cultural landmarks. the focus on the mountaineers many of them have been removed in the recent hours. in the kathmandu valley, they have aftershocks. india is spearheading the advance. how hard is it to get to nepal? i know it's 700 miles from new delhi. what d

his attorneys insist he was in the middle of a psychotic episode and is not guilty by reason of insanity is the prosecution that must convince the jury that holmes was sane. >>> this is in texas. the homeowners have a million house crumbling and sinking. officials say years of winds and rains have battered that home and now it's on the verge of collapse. >> their dream house or retirement house is literally coming down around their ears. >> fire officials and engineers expect the house to come crashing down at any minute. the homeowners have been forced to leave the home. >> we say it every week. it's among our favorite segments here on fox 29 weekend. everyone loves it because we bring in the talented junior reporters. very talented individuals from around the area. good morning, how huh? >> i'm fantastic. >> it's just a really heartwarming story to see how children can help other children that no matter how big or small you are, you can really make a big difference. >> i think i'm going to be really happy that we decided to come to their school and help them out. >> reporter: kids help

the defense said he heard voices and was psychotic., the defense won a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. the prosecutor wants conviction of first-degree murder. two very different results. and to reach either the jury must come to a unanimous verdict. that mean they almost agree. so they will return here to court for a third day of deliberations tomorrow. that's the latest live in alexander re. a. >>> a man accused of killing his wife in a dunkin' donuts shop in maryland has left the state. investigators say bhadreshkumar patel checked into a hotel in newark new jersey, and was also seen at pennsylvania station. today the fbi joined the hunt for patel and offered a $20,000 reward. he is accused of killing his wife almost two weeks ago at the dunkin' donuts shop where they both worked near the arundel mills mall. police say his wife had been hit several times with some kind of object. >>> another investigation has been launched into a deadly shooting by police. this time near norfolk, virginia. neither the officer nor the vic

his attorney insists he was in the middle of a psychotic episode. under colorado law, it's the prosecution that must convince the jury that holmes was sane. >>> partnership on pause as it was the white house correspondents' dinner. president obama took the stage as comedian in chief and got plenty of laughs. here he is you can tatalking about his bucket list. >> my advisers asked me do you have a bucket list? i said well i have something that rhymes with bucket list. take executive action on immigration? bucket. >> the president took a couple of friendly pokes at republicans and even at some democrats looking to replace him in 2016. this year's event was hosted by " saturday night life comedian. >>> an air strike has been carried out inside syria. we have the details straight ahead. into plus, the controversy over foreign contributions and allegations to play while hillary clinton was secretary of state. our panel is ready to weigh in and it's time for to you weigh in as well. hit us up is on the calendar. introducing a new day of the week... someda