experiencing true mental illness to the point of legal insanity and those comments in my opinion hurt eddie ray routh. >> an officer in the county jail where routh is going to be held mark o'mara said, i heard mr. routh said, i sot them because they wouldn't talk to me. i was just riding in the back seat of the truck, and nobody would talk to me. they were just taking me to the range so i shot them. i feel bad about it. they would not talk to me. i am sure they have forgiven me. >> well if you think of the sanity, there would be some alternate universe and you don't know what is going on in this universe, because you are in the insane universe, and if you can think back i was thinking this or that or paranoid or i didn't know what i was doing, and so what you are doing is to connecting with the stage in your life where you are trying to say that he was insane, and that is going to hurt his position, because a true insane person says i don't know. i don't know where i was. i dont't know why. i don't remember leaving. that is true insanity, because not only do you not know what is wrong, but you don't

they even gave eddie ray routh a pistol to shoot. obviously they didn't think he would turn the gun on them. in his mind, he thought they were going to try to kill him. so he shot them in the back six and seven times. a murder here that has shocked the community. and finally now we have justice. >> charles hadlock there for us live in stephensville right after the verdict came down. not too long ago. the jury only having the case for about 2:45. they came to a decision very quickly. thank you so much for that. during closing arguments as we were listening to that, the defense reviewed the evidence that eddie ray routh suffered from schizophrenia. take a listen. >> we watched the doctor who works with schizophrenics every single day of the week. and he has for 20 years. they watched a smart man, a good psychiatrist. he doesn't deal with schizophrenia. he was only diagnosed one time in 30 years. and the president of the medical association, it sounded like that's about what he does most of the time. he is not dealing with patients like

i spoke to eddie ray routh's aunt. and other family members, getting into this didn't expect for it to turn out well for eddie ray routh. they saw it more as a procedural thing, this trial, and knew that in the end, in their view he was going to be found guilty and sentenced to life without parole, or found not guilty and expected that he would have been put in a mental institution for the rest of his life. this family was obviously - they are not happy with this verdict, i imagine. but they kind of knew getting into it what it might be. >> again, quick verdict in the trial of the killer of the american sniper chris kyle and friend chad littlefield. the jury found his guilt why and the judge sentenced him to life without parole. thank you both for being with us "real money" is up next. see you again at 11. >>> the legend of ronald reagan looms large. they have taken the torch and learnt a tough lesson. opportunity necessarily trickle down. i challenge the man who probably has more influence over your taxes than anyone

a texas jury finds eddie ray routh guilty in the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield maybe theortant statement might have come between don littlefield as well as eddie routh. he says he wanted to become a real man but destroyed the community. told eddie he was trying to help you. he gave you this time because he liked you and he spelled his name. eddie ray routh said he did not know his name before he killed chad littlefield and chris kyle. >> quick break. we'll be right back. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. if you're suffering from constipation or irregularity powders may take days to work. for gentle overnight relief, try dulcolax laxative tablets. ducolax provides gentle overnight relief, unlike miralax that can take up to 3 days. dulcolax, for relief you can count on. doers they don't worry if something's possible. they just do it. at sears optical, we're committe

a texas jury finds eddie ray routh guilty in the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield maybe the most important statement might have come between don littlefield as well as eddie routh. he says he wanted to become a real man but destroyed the community. told eddie he was trying to help you. he gave you this time because he liked you and he spelled his name. eddie ray routh said he did not know his name before he >>> do you ever think that you might have seen things or done some things that you wish you hadn't? >> oh, that is not me, no. >> what is not you. >> i was just protecting our guys. they were trying to kill our soldiers and i'm willing to meet my creator and ask for every shot that i took. the thing that haunts me are the guys i couldn't save. >> that is from the movie "american sniper". our coverage of the guilty verdict in the american sniper trial will continue tomorrow morning. you look at taya kyle and littlefield family and one chapter of the pain that they have suffered and entour -- endured in this ended tonight. and chris kyle and chad littlefield trying to help

gun range three years ago. >> we find eddie ray routh guilty of the offense of capitol murder as charged. >>> the jury taking less than 3 hours to con frikt routh of capital murder late last night. routh showing no emotion as they handed him a life sentence with no chance of parole. >> his victim's families crying holding hands in court grateful to have closure. >> we have waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son and as always, god has proved to be faithful. we are so thrilled that we have the verdict shlgsthat we have tonight. >> in his victim impact statement littlefield's brother speaking to routh directly calling him an american disgrace saying your claims of ptsd have been an insult to every veteran who served with honor disgracing a proud military. >> she stormed out during closing arguments cursing and slamming her hands on the wall at routh's mother for never mentioning his son's history of violence before he took him to a gun range. >> taya has been in court every day and has been the first to testify. now we are hearing that emotional testimony releas

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the question is whether eddie ray routh knew what he was doing was right or wrong. prosecution put on a persuavive case that he did appreciate the fact that killing chris kyle and his friend was wrong, and he was high on marijuana and alcohol on the day of the shooting. >> he could be mentally ill but sane under the law. are you surprised it took the jury so little time to make the decision? >> not really. moment of us legal experts, those of us watching the case knew that the insanity defense is difficult. it's used in less than 5% of criminal cases, and rarely rarely is it successful. going into the trial, the chances of roth and his defense team being successful was already, you know pretty minimal in terms of probability of success. so we knew there was a substantial hurdle for them to overcome, and, you know the prosecution's expert witnesses were persuasive. in fact, said that eddie ray routh was feigning mental illness and not to be believed with respect to some of the erratic behaviour. >> a quick final question - was it appropriate in your opinion - this is

and chris kyle met with her and said that he was going to help eddie ray routh. and then there was also some testimony and question from the prosecution, because in the weeks leading up to this, there were violent incidents where routh apparently got drunk at a fish fry and threatened his whole family, threatened to kill them. and the family was so afraid that they had all of the guns removed from their home. and the prosecution said, jody routh, that is his mother, did you ever think about telling chris kyle about these violent outbreaks before? do you think that could have saved chris kyle's life? and that was very powerful. she said that it did not occur to her to disclose that information. that he had also been sent to a mental hospital after he apparently held his girlfriend and her roommate at knife point in their apartment. this was all in the years and the months and the weeks leading up to the murders itself. and the prosecution really pressed, why did you not tell chris kyle about these violent tendencies, and that he had threatened to kill your family t

they were just trying to help eddie ray routh. they were taking him out to an upscale shooting range here, and they were trying to help him. in that long ride, about a 90-minute ride out there, the two men texted each other, that this guy is straight up nuts. and chad littlefield responded, "watch my 6:00, he's right behind me." but the prosecution said we don't know what the two men thought of eddie ray routh. but when they got to the lodge, they unloaded their truck that was full of guns. a dozen or so guns were unloaded. if they thought he was that dangerous, they probably couldn't have done that. they thought they were trying to help him. instead, eddie ray routh shot them in the back, one, two, three, four, five, six times, each man. each man had a service revolver in their hollister. they never had a chance to pull it out, because eddie ray routh surprised them, the prosecutor said, by shooting them in the back. and he asked the jury to find them guilty. they killed two men in this county. find them guilty. those were the la

we seed dee ray routh entering with his attorneys.nd as ed said that he believes that the widow and the friends of the widow are there and again, this is happening in the courtroom of stephenville texas. it is not looking like the judge has entered the courtroom, and here is the judge now. >> all rise. ict. the record reflect that the jury is not in the courtroom at this time, and state's counsel and defense counsel, and let's bring in the jury and the defendant in nin. troom at this time. and ms. stafford kwoshgs ru the fore foreperson of the jury? >> yes, your honor. >> and i have been advised that the jury has reached a verdict? >> yes, your honor. >> and will you please hand me that verdict, please. will you please stand, mr. routh. >> all right. we the jury find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty of the capital indictment of murder as signed by the foreperson of the jury. you may be seated at this time. you wish to have the jury poll polled? >> yes, judge. >> all right. the jury to be polled is individual, and we will start wit

eddie ray routh told her yes. she also says in the weeks leading up to her, his temper was very short and his behavior was very erratic. at one point, he held her and her roommate at knifepoint inside her apartment. this all tapping into what defense attorneys are trying to get this jury to see. that eddie ray routh was extremely troubled. however, prosecutors have focused on his drug use, including the smoking marijuana and drinking whiskey the morning of the murders. >> ed lavandera, thanks for that. >>> there is new hope for women battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. a cocktail of so-called an magic bullet drugs and chemotherapy can help beat the disease for up to 16 months. >>> he explains why he will not call it islamic extremeismextremism. what do you think of the president's answer? does it go far enough? that's next. >>> president obama defends the fight against isis saying the u.s. is not at war with islam, but how can he fight islam if refuses to call it radicalism. >>> this arctic blast slammin

a texas jury finds eddie ray routh guilty in the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield maybe theportant statement might have come between don littlefield as well as eddie routh. he says he wanted to become a real man but destroyed the community. told eddie he was trying to help you. he gave you this time because he liked you and he spelled his name. eddie ray routh said he did not know his name before he thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture everyday. >>> do you ever think that you might have seen things or done some things that you wish you hadn't? >> oh, t

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this is the moment the verdict was red out. >> we, the jury find the deft eddie ray routh guilty of the offense of capital murder as charged in the indictment. signed by the foreperson of the jury. >> the judge went on to impose a sentence of life without parole. earlier defense and prosecution were given two hours to present arguments. they were there earlier. when a final witness took the

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and significantly this morning is the sister of eddie ray routh.mber, she's a significant person in this situation because after the murders of kris kyle and chad littlefield, routh drove to his sister's house and said he had just traded his soul for a pick-up truck and that he had to take two souls before they could take his. and she also went on to say, the man who was my brother was not at my house, the person who came to my house is not the man who i knew as my brother. she went on to tell him, i love you but i hate your demons. and at that point, eddie ray routh shut down and then he would leave the scene there. his sister would call 911. and that would begin the chase and the pursuit of eddie ray routh which would end up at his house and a high-speed chase before being taken into custody. we've heard a lot from those family members that were near the scene and were the first to discover that eddie ray routh had committed these killings. we expect to hear a lot more either today or in the coming days of more of the medical treatment that eddie

this is -- eddie ray routh is the defendant and by most accounts is extremely troubled.t's debatable is the severity of his mental illness. prosecutors thought it was more of a personality disorder and not a psychotic disorder. but clearly it's a very difficult case to prove, as we've seen here unfold tonight. john? >> the court has released some of the evidence after the trial. anything really stand out to you? >> reporter: there's so much. especially it's the video portions and the audio portions that were released and this includes a video of eddie ray routh talking in the back seat of the police car just after he had been taken into custody. there's a nearly 90 minute interview he gave to the investigators after he arrived at the police department. there's a jailhouse phone conversation that was recorded that he had with a writer that was working on a profile, a magazine profile of eddie ray routh. all of this really provided compelling because in many ways everybody knows who chris kyle is. they really don't know who chad littlefield is but chris kyle was the man wh

lawyers for eddie ray routh say they will appeal. routh admitted shooting kyle and chad littlefield at a firing range two years ago, but as adriana diaz reports, late last night jurors rejected claims that he was insane. >> reporter: two hours and 25 minutes after nine days of deliberations in this courtroom behind me to decide the fate of eddie ray routh. >> we've waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son. >> reporter: judy little field fought back tears of joy after a judge sentenced eddie ray routh for life for murdering her son chad along with chris kyle on a shooting range in texas. >> we the jury find eddie ray routh guilty. >> reporter: jurors took just over two hours to give the verdict during which his wife recounted the day back in 2013. >> that we loved each other and gave our kids a hug like we always did. >> reporter: the panel of ten women and two men show as video surrounding and captured eddie. the defense argues he was not guilty by reason of insanity. they said he had schizophrenia and was h

police say eddie ray routh was rammed for a second time. something the dash cam did not clearly capture. and then the pickup truck slows down. eddie ray routh finally stopped and simply got out of the truck, with his hands up. officers ran toward him with their guns drawn, as he laid down on the pavement. he remained on the pavement for several minutes until the tape stopped playing in that courtroom today. joining me now is nbc's charles havlock, and also joining us brian weiss, a defense attorney in dallas. charles, the testimony today was just of the officers who responded? >> pretty much. a lot of the day was taken up by the texas ranger this morning who walked the jurors through what he saw at the crime scene, at the shooting range, the different caliber weapons, the bullet casings, where the bodies were placed. he also revealed that both men had their sidearms still in their waist bands with the safeties on. so they didn't see this attack coming. chris kyle was shot six times it was revealed today, and chad littlefield shot seven time

eddie ray routh told her yes.t in the weeks leading up to her, his temper was very short and his behavior was erratic. at one point, he held her and her roommate at knifepoint in her apartment. this all kind of tapping into what defense attorneys are trying to get the jury to see. that eddie ray routh was extreme extremely troubled. prosecutors have focused on his drug use, including the smoking marijuana and drinking whiskey the morning of the murders. christine. >> ed lavandera, thank you. >>> look at what is coming up on "new day." chris cuomo joins us. >> john berman christine romans. competent and fetching couple. we have new developments in the war of fill in the blank. we say that isis making fresh territory in iraq and syria. ukraine, the cease-fire is not what it was supposed to be. now what? we will take you to the situation as well. i say fill in the blank because we have a problem with definitions right now in the war against isis. sometimes the media gets caught up in the "and then" aspect of coverage

eddie ray routh found guilty of the murder of chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the jury not persuaded by routh's claim he was not guilty by reason of insanity. cnn's ed lavandera was at the courthouse for the verdict. >> reporter: john and christine, it was a swift verdict. it took the jury here in stephenville texas, less than 2 1/2 hours to convict eddie ray routh of the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield. rejecting his claims and his arguments that he was insane at the time of these murders back in february of 2013. this means that eddie ray routh will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> we just want to say that we've waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son, and as always god has proved to be faithful and we're so thrilled that we have the verdict that we have tonight. >> reporter: eddie ray routh showed no emotion as the verdict was read. he just stood there and took it all in, which is basically the ways' acted throughout most of this trial. there's been very little reaction from him.

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the jury finding eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and chad littlefield. a poignant final chapter to a story that continues to captivate our country. >> all rise! >> after mean days of an involved and emotional murder trial, the judge delivered the jury verdict in this hushed courtroom. >> we the jury find defendant eddie ray routh guilty as charged in the indictment. >> eddie ray routh found guilty of capital murder of chris kyle and chad littlefield. the jury of ten women and two men rejected his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. an epilogue to the story of chris kyle played by bradley cooper in "american sniper." we know that routh pulled the trigger. that was never in dispute. the question after weeks of testimony from almost 30 witnesses, it all boiled down to this. was routh a cold-blood murderer or was he mentally ill. he didn't know right from wrong. the jury voted guilty. >> confinement for life without the possibility of parole. >> late tonight, chad's mother judy littlefield briefly addressed the cameras. >> we waited two years for god t

eddie ray routh's hospital. congresswoman johnson worked in the 1970s and said today, she receives complaints from v.a. employees saying they're afraid to lose their jobs if they speak out to hospital administrators about patient care sometimes being compromised. >> you cannot manage an institution by intimidation and think you're going to build the trust of the people that work for you to be focused on patient care when they're focused on survival. >> reporter: we asked the v.a. about that allegation. as of yet, no comment. if you were thrown in the hospital today, what would you have done? said? >> there's no way that you can just discharge a patient when the people closest to them realize how sick they are. >> reporter: in a written statement, the v.a. told us we are proud of our mental health program and mental health professionals but former patient eddie ray routh killed two people after he got out. two brave men who fought for their country. what if? >> so gary, what should a family do with a loved one in

those are references made by eddie ray routh. this was the video shown in the courtroom yesterday. lice chasing down routh. he's actually in chris kyle's truck. you can see the police car tries to ram him from the side to stop the pickup truck but routh keeps on going. at times speeds approaching 100 miles per hour. finally the truck simply stopped and then police spent hours trying to talk routh out of that pickup truck. now the way this chase ended, and you see the ending right here is they managed to talk him out of the truck. he gets out. lies down on the ground and says something like you know i took some souls and i'm going to take some more. there's also very interesting dash cam video that is sure to be shown in court so let's bring in cnn's ed lavendara who is in stevensville texas, and he'll tell us more about that part of the chase. good morning, ed. >> reporter: good morning, carol. imagine all of this is transpiring after eddie ray routh had shot and killed chris kyle and he stopped at a taco bill before going back home. before that high speed chase ensued officers spen

. >>> the hollywood drama playing out in a real-life texas courtroom in the trial of eddie ray routh,ight this "seinfeld" clip prove that routh was sane enough to try to act insane. >> i'm talking about a pig man. i walked into the wrong room and there he was, a pig man. half pig, half man. >> we'll discuss that, next. it's more than a network. it's how you stay connected. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you get an industry leading broadband network and cloud and hosting services. centurylink. your link to what's next. to care for mom or dad at home. but when their needs become too much, call 844-4-brightstar. brightstar care takes home care to a higher level. with the care your loved ones need to age safely and happily at home; delivered by professional caregivers your family can trust. start today with your free home care planning guide. ♪ for a standard of care ♪ that raises the bar ♪ call 844-4-brightstar >>> the "american sniper" murder trial is extraordinary on many levels. for example, its speed, both the prosecution and defense wrapping up their main cases

a texas jury rejecting defense claims that eddie ray routh was insane. king two and a half hours to convict him for the shooting death of navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the judge quickly sentencing routh to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> isis terrorists abducting 150 syrian christians in predawn raids. the terror group is expected to release a message today, threatening to kill them. it is the latest attack on a minority group as the group continues its bloody campaign to create a caliphate across syria and iraq. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanual face as surprise runoff after failing to get more than 50% of the votes. a political blow for the former top aide to president obama who raised more funds than his four rivals combined. he will go against cook county commissioner jesus garcia. this is the first time that a chicago mayor has been forced into a runoff. >>> the justice department will not file federal civil rights charges against george zimmerman in his shooting death of trayvon martin. trayvon martin's

the verdict is in for eddie ray routh. found guilty of capital murder after shooting legendary military hero chris kriel and his friend chad littlefield. >>> a nightmare scenario for any driver but especially for people with a winter drive phobia. tonight one woman hits the roads in the toughest conditions. >>> and behold the glory that is "glory", an original songs that had david oyelowo weeping. even oprah's not immune to a tear-jerking tune. so what is it about the sadness of songs that tugs at our heartstrings? but first, the "nightline" five. >>> good evening. we have breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the verdict is in for the american sniper trial. the jury finding troubled eczema reason eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and another fellow army veteran in cold blood. a poignant final chapter to a story that continues to captivate our country. >> all rise! >> after nine days of an involved and emotional murder trial, the judge delivered the jury's verdict in this hushed courtroom. >> we the jur

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. >>> the defense rested its case in the so-called "american sniper" trial without putting eddie ray routhe stand. the final defense witness was a psychiatrist who said routh showed signs of psychosis in the weeks before killing kyle and littlefield. cnn's ed lavandera is following the trial for us. >> reporter: christine and john the defense team rested in the "american sniper" trial. eddie ray routh will not testify. the defense's last witness was a medical expert. psychiatrist who spent six hours interviewing eddie ray routh. he said routh talked about pigs taking over the world. he felt his coworkers were cannibals and he felt littlefield and kyle were out to get him. then the statement from routh, as soon as i did it killing kyle and littlefield, i realized i made a mistake. the prosecution has experts that will testify today and it will head to closing arguments which could come next week. christine and john. >>> thank you, ed. hopes realized and dashed in texas after a county clerk issued the first gay marriage license thursday. the supreme court of the state stepped in and banned i

jury is going to look at it that way. >> reporter: chris kyle never fully knew the depth of eddie ray routh'ser testified again and she said she never told the navy s.e.a.l. her son had held his girlfriend at knife point or was admitted to the va hospital. the prosecutor asked her, you didn't think that would be useful information, maybe information that would have saved chris kyle's life? after a painful, long pause routh's mother said it didn't occur to me at the time. defense lawyers rested their case right after eddie ray routh told the judge he will not testify. and that was as much as we've seen eddie ray routh perform in this courtroom throughout this entire trial, carol. in fact it was the only time he's really spoken since he said he was not guilty at the very beginning. most of the time he just sits there and takes notes throughout most of the day. carol. >> whenever i see him in court and then you show old pictures of him from just a few years ago, it always amazes me how different he looks today. >> reporter: oh, striking. they've actually talked about that you know several times

michael, is awaiting extradition in delaware. >>> jurors in texas convicted a former marine eddie ray routh in the death of the american snipper author chris kyle and another man. the judge has sentenced the 27 year-old routh to life in prison, without a chance of parole. >>> our time 4:49. the let check business. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. the southwest we're told had to ground over a hundred planes what had happened. >> reporter: southwest cancels about 80 flights, grounded about 1/5 of the planes after southwest missed a deadline for safety inspections. federal officials have agreed to let the the airline keep flying those planes as long as they are check within the the next five days. last year, if you will remember faa find southwest 12 million-dollar for failing to comply with safety related repairs, ukee and erika. >>> we're in the middle of tax season. the irs has recommended people file electronically but one tax expert say old school paper returns are better. >> reporter: yes, filing tax returns on line we know could be more convenient

was a swift verdict here in steubenville texas, where the "american sniper" jury has found eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and chad littlefield. the verdict came in less than 2 opinion 5 hours after starting its deliberations. the jury rejecting the fraurms routh and his lawyers that the former marine of instain time of the murders. after the verdict of read chad littlefield's father and step did brother gave emotional sometimes directly to routh calling him an american disgrace. and outside the courtroom, littlefield's e's mother spoke with reporters in an emotional statement. >> we've waited two years for got to get justice for us on behalf of our son. and as always god has proved to be faithful and we're so thrilled that we haved verdict that we have tonight. >> reporter: eddie ray routh showed little emotion. that's the way he's been throughout most of the tile. sitting there, taking pages and pages of notes. now he's been found guilty of the murder of chris kyle and chad litsds littlefield and will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> we're also getting a look at t

. >> reporter: this is the picture that prosecutors want the jury to see of eddie ray routh.pless to stop it. and laura beal wrote about his struggles if in a book titled "the enemy within." >> it is like a car crash in slow motion, and you can see it getting worse and worse, but you are powerless for it to help. >> reporter: it was chronicled in july 2011 he is diagnosed with psychotic disorder, and then ptsd and then doctors say he is showing signs of psychosis, and then in 201, -- 2012, he is shown with psychotic disorder, and then a week before the murders, he is paranoid and sigh kot psychotic according to doctors. doctors believe that routh told dr. dunn in an six-hour interview that he believed they were pigs. dunn says that routh is delusional and that some of the co-workers at a gun shop were cannibal cannibals, and he believed that pigs were take thing over the earth, and also that dunn said that as soon as i did it, i realized that i made a mistake, but prosecutors say that this is the picture that he should see, smokeing from the hue ka and ignoring the calls to s

after the prosecution rested the defense called eddie ray routh's mother.spital not to release her son on january 25 2013 the week before the two were killed. joining me now is diana hunt who was inside the courtroom today covering the trial for the "dallas morning news." and michael snipes current criminal defense lawyer. diana, what was the reaction in the courtroom today for eddie ray routh's mother's testimony and how long did she testify? >> she testified a good 20 to 30 minutes. she was very stoic. she didn't -- she looked as if she were about to break into tears at one point, but she shook it off and kept going. her son looked at her and looked away. there wasn't a moment when their eyes locked in place. but she tried to humanize her son, talking about him playing little league being happy go lucky, and describing how much he changed after he got back from the military, after he came home from the mashes. >> it has to be as i understand it in texas law, the simple test for it is at the moment that the crime is committed, do you know the difference be

and attorneys for accused killer eddie ray routh wasting no time in launching their insanity defense, the defendant's mother as their first witness. before the state ended its case they again tried to use routh's own words against him. cnn's ed lavandera following this trial for us. >> reporter: christine, another dramatic day of testimony in the american sniper trial. the prosecution has rested but before that they played a video of eddie ray routh inside of a police car. the video was captured just moments after routh was taken into custody by police. and in that video, you can hear routh talking about how he feels paranoid and schizophrenic. that was one of the last pieces of evidence that the prosecution put on. now it's the defense attorney's turn. and one of their first witnesses was eddie ray routh's mother who talked about just days before the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield, her son had been admitted into the v.a. hospital for psychological issues and then released. and she talked about how she begged the v.a. hospital officials to keep her son inside the hospital

you're the one seeing eddie ray routh there. what has his demeanor been like?> reporter: there's not a lot of change in demeanor, just like you see in the confession videotape, even though we can't play the audio. there was never any rise in emotion, very calm kind of stoic. and throughout most of this trial, occasionally i've seen him speaking with one of his defense attorneys. but most of the time, he fills up legal pads with notes he's taking throughout the proceedings. >> ed, thank you for that. we'll be following this case incredibly closely. ed, thank you. danny, joey, thank you as well. cnn will take a very close look at the "american sniper" on wednesday night. we'll be back in a moment. whto have an unlimited mileage warranty on a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz? what does it mean to drive as far as you want... for up to three years... and be covered? it means your odometer... is there to record... the memories. during the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event now through march 2nd, you'll get complimentary pre-paid maintenance and receive yo

. >>> testimony resuming this morning at the trial of eddie ray routh. killer of "american sniper" chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. on monday, the jurors heard a videotaped confession by routh. cnn's ed lavandera is following the trial for us in stephenville texas. >> reporter: he did not appear in person to speak before the jury. he appeared in the form of a two-year-old videotaped confession taped hours after kyle and littlefield were killed in 2013 in the town of lancaster. he led police on a high-speed chase and taken into custody. this is significant because it is really the first time the jury has been able to see and hear eddie ray routh in the moments and state of mind in the hours after chris kyle and chad littlefield were murdered. he comes off rambling and speaking inn coherently about his soul. a lot of issues that point to someone that was disturbed. the detective described him as someone not normal. he is repeatedly asked if he knew what he did was wrong. after initially saying he could not tell if he had done right or wrong, he

guilty of the felony offense of capital murder charged in the indictment. >> reporter: eddie ray routhuilty of capital murder the killing of navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the jury rejected routh's plea of not guilty by reason of insanity after three hours of deliberation. a sad epilogue to the story of chris kyle. the larger than life character played by bradley cooper in the oscar-nominated blockbuster film "american sniper." >> i just want to get the bad guys. >> reporter: we know he pulled the trigger and killed kyle and littlefield. that was never in dispute but it the question after weeks of testimony from almost 30 witnesses, it all boiled down to this. was routh a cold-blooded murderer or was he so mentally ill, he didn't know right from wrong when he killed the men? the jury swayed by the prosecution voted guilty. >> confinement for life in the texas department of criminal justice without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: chad's mother judy littlefield briefly addressed the cameras. >> we have waited two years for god to get justice for

. >> defense attorneys for eddie ray routh continued calling witnesses, trying to bolster their case that he was psychotic. >> closing arguments are expected to begin on monday. >>> an explosion at a oil refinery in california. >> exxonmobil says we are conduct a thorough investigation. secretary of state kate brown is slated to become oregon's next governor. >> oregon has been in the national news for all the wrong reasons. that changes starting today. >> turning now to the relentless winter weather. >> in baltimore, a water main break froze a car to the street. >> minus 9 in chicago. >> on top of the frigid forecast, more snow in new england. >> enough, no more. surrender to the snow. >> president obama delivered remarks today at the white house summit on countering violent extremism. he said he called the meeting because of the urgent threat from groups like al qaeda and isil. >> they propagate the notion that america and the west generally is at war with islam. that's how they recruit. they's how they try to radicalize young people. we must never accept the premise that they put

eddie ray routh.chad littlefield found guilty of the murders of both men. we knew he did it, we didn't know if he would get insanity or not. the man who helped chris kyle write his story which is still the top five in the country on the best seller list. your reaction to this verdict coming in two years after the incident. >> i think the reaction is one of both sorrow and relief that finally the littlefield and kyle families can have some closure on the subject. i think that just this hanging out there for taya and her family as well as chad's family was a huge burden on them. it's nice we've got justice. i know things are finally done and they can move on with their live sglz we can finally hear what taya was saying on the stand. she was saying when she talked to chris on the shooting range he was very tense. he was usually very happy when he brings these soldiers out like that. what's your reaction to that? do you think he knew he was in trouble? >> it's hard for me to imagine the reason being is, b

fellow mean, eddie ray routh, has confessed to the crime.ial service was held in a stadium where the dallas cowboys play. cnn's ed lavendera is following this case for us. ed? >> reporter: brooke the process of picking a jury in the murder trial of eddie ray routh, the man accused of killing chris kyle and his friend, chad littlefield, continues in the maul town of stevenville, texas today. this was a process that started late last week and is expected to go late into the today and late into tomorrow. we're expecting opening statements to begin on wednesday morning. eddie ray routh's attorney says he will likely plead not guilty by reason of insanity. so you can expect a great deal of testimony focusing on the mental issues and the mental health issues that eddie ray routh struggled with in the years leading up to pott to the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield. all of that testimony will play center stage. it's been a very intense effort to pick this jury. they need to pick 12 people plus two alternates. and the judge in this case st