san diego police walked robert holmes out of his house this morning. officers say they wanted to protect the suspect's father from reporters questions. robert holmes driven to the airport in san diego and he boarded a southwest flight to colorado. >> police handed out a written statement which reads our hearts go out to those involved in this tragedy. neighbors say they remembered the west view high school graduate as a quiet, smart boy. >> still refer to him as jimmy. >> james holmes moved to riverside to go to uc riverside as an under graduate. >> he joined us in 2006 and graduated in 2010. he was a honor student in neuroscience. and he had a merit-based scholarship while here. and then, he moved on to colorado for graduate work. >> that chancellor of uc riverside has to make, you wonder a merit scholar to a guy that tells police "i am the joker". >> mark you're familiar with san diego, what can you tell us about the neighborhood? >> it's upper middle class. a lot of spanish style homes and very much well to do part of san diego. not as fans eye as d

. >> police escorted the suspect's father robert holmes from the family house in san diego. he's gone to denver to see his son, had no comment at the airport. a san diego police lieutenant is speaking for the family. >> their heart goes out to the friends and family of those involved and they are cooperating with law enforcement and they just ask your patience, indulgence and respect. >> officials say the suspected gunman purchased all four of his weapons and all the ammunition legally. they say he has a lawyer and his first court date is monday morning. >>> many of the victims and witnesses to that shooting were young people. 19-year-old emma goose was in the third row of the theater when the shooting began. emma joins us live on the phone from aurora. thanks so much for joining us tonight. how are you and the people you were with in the movies that night? >> how are we? >> yes. how are you doing? >> over, we are all e oh, we ar extremely tired. i think the most sleep any of my group of friends got was half an hour, maybe 45 minutes. it's been a nightmare for the past 48 ho

robert holmes left his home in san diego earlier today. ere you see him being escorted into an suv just after touching down in denver. the holmes family released a statement expressing sympathy for the families of the victims. they said they will cooperate. >>> in the wake of the shootings paris premiere of the movie has been canceled. you can see crews breaking down lighting equipment and take away the red carpet. the fans say they are disappointed but understand in light of the tragedy. >> three suspected gang members have been indicted for a shoot that killed a child there oakland. they have a 30-year-old, 23- year-old and 16-year-old who is being charged as an adult. prosecutors say they opened fire on a rival gang last november after a music videotaping. he allegedly fired the bullet that struck the 23-year-old. the boy later died at the hospital. six others were wounded. coleman was arraigned on murder charges today. both his grandmother and the child's grandmother cried after the hearing. >> reporter: i want to know who did it. why t

. >> reporter: robert holmes the father of the suspect left his san diego home to fly to colorado to you have a moment. >> no comment. >> reporter: the holmes family issued a statement saying their hearts go out to all of those involved in this tragedy. earlier a woman who identified herself as a suspect's mother said police had the right person. >>> an uncle of james holmes lived in carmel. his name is also james holmes and he told reporters that he was shocked to hear that his nephew was responsible of the shootings. the older holmes described him as a nerd and unassuming kid. and there was no clue of what happened today. >> i can't see him walking down, is that 7-year-old going to grow up to do something. you never know because there was no trauma. no violence anything going on. >> reporter: at the family's home in san diego today, his mother remained inside. friends and neighbors tried to offer their support. a man who lives next door said that as a teenager james holmes was a normal kid and had no rowdy friends. >> he was a very quiet guy. shy, nice guy, you know. no violence. >

robert holmes, a software company manager had nothing to say to reporters at the airport. amily released a statement saying their hearts go out to those involved in the tragedy and to their family and friends. the suspect's mother and sister came home as visitors came by to offer their support. >>> the theater massacre in colorado is calling for calls for gun control in california even though this state has the reputation for having the toughest gun laws in the country. capital correspondent nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> the campaign to prevent gun violence ranks california as having the strongest gun control laws in the country. while the state has had the assault weapons ban in place for nearly two decades. they say the aurora shooting highlights the need for tight rear strikes. >> we have an assault weapons ban but how you define what an assault weapon is is a little tricky and manufactures have figured out how to get around that. >> even before the theater massacre, state lawmakers have been working on several gun control proposals, including one that req

. >> reporter: robert holmes the father of the suspect left his san diego home to fly to colorado to >> do you have a moment. >> no comment. >> reporter: the holmes family issued a statement saying their hearts go out to all of those involved in this tragedy. earlier a woman who identified herself as a suspect's mother said police had the right person. >>> an uncle of james holmes lived in carmel. his name is also james holmes and he told reporters that he was shocked to hear that his nephew was responsible of the shootings. the older holmes described him as a nerd and unassuming kid. and there was no clue of what happened today. >> i can't see him walking down, is that 7-year-old going to grow up to do something. you never know because there was no trauma. no violence anything going on. >> reporter: at the family's home in san diego today, his mother remained inside. friends and neighbors tried to offer their support. a man who lives next door said that as a teenager james holmes was a normal kid and had no rowdy friends. >> he was a very quiet guy. shy, nice guy, you know. no viole

the suspect's father robert holmes flew to colorado yesterday to see his son. t's uncle, also named james holmes lives in carmel and he said the younger james was, quote, a nerd and says there was nothing to suggest he would commit such an atrocity. >>> the second suspect in a drive-by shooting that killed a san francisco father and his two sons four years ago is scheduled to face a judge next week. wilfredo reyes is scheduled to be arraigned on tuesday after making his initial court appearance yesterday. prosecutors say reyes was in the car when edwin ramos opened fire on 48-year-old anthony bologna and his sons in 2008 after mistaking one of them for a rival gang member. ramos was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for the killings in june. >>> a 28-year-old sacramento man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the robbers fire in placer county. authorities say byron mason was taken into custody early yesterday morning, and was booked into the placer county jail. firefighters say it appeared a pyrotechnic device started the fire which destroyed

we're just getting video of robert holmes, the aselliant's father -- assailant's father arriving fromnts ago. we have audio. >> can you talk to us about this? >> no comment. >> do you know, can you talk about james? >> neil: man, oh, man. sometimes on days like this, life just stops, right? the arguing over politic, maybe the arguing period. all pretty much part of the drama of life. usurped by something otherwise mundane. stuff we take for granted in life. stuff we don't think about. stuff we don't fuss or worry about. going to a theater, watching a movie. when it's done, leaving the theater, talking and arguing about the movie. we know now that the familiar routine was broken in california overnight. it's all anyone has been talking about. for good reason. we just can't fathom of reason. how people can go to a movie theater and some of them never come out of that theater alive. it jars us to our core. because it's so outside the norm. predictable. and the routine. it's why financial channels doing news channels this morning going wall to wall on this story. and traders on the floor

arlene and robert holmes. through intermediaries, members of the local church that the family belongs to. the family is not expected to make an appearance here. they would not disclose where the family is. she's very concerned, of course, about their safety at this time. so we are expecting a prepared statement any minute now. she also said she will take questions from reporters. >> so statement from the attorney. quickly, casey, do we know if holmes has siblings? he has a sister, doesn't he? that's my understanding. >> we'll be waiting for that and take you live as soon as it happens. >>> now she is still missing, but drew peterson goes on trial for the death of his third wife. we're on the case, next. y buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? rookie. okay. ♪ nutty clusters and almonds, ♪ ♪ almonds. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty

in the meantime, his father, robert holmes, was shocked to learn his gifted son was the suspect in the genuine horror. so it is left for others to figure out the how and why and they are not quite there yet. the forensic examination of the primary crime scene, theater 9 and the complex has been completed. also, tomorrow, the first scheduled court appearance for james holmes, who remains in isolation in county jail and continues to refuse to talk to police. jenna. >> mike, thank you very much. 12 people were killed and 58 injured. people with so much to live for gunned down in cold blood. we are learning more about the dead and those lucky enough to survive. kate snow is also in aurora this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. the coroner released the names of the dead. this morning, 26 people are still in the hospital and nine in critical condition. one of those is a mother of a very young girl who died at the movies. ♪ >> reporter: she was so young. just 6 years old. >> a vibrant little girl. 6 years old. bragging about learning how to swim on tuesday. >> reporter: annie dalton'

robert holmes, a software company manager, had nothing to say to reporters at the airport. eleased a statement saying their hearts go out to those involved in the tragedy and to their family and friends. the suspect's mother and sister stayed home as visitors came by to offer their support. >>> the theater massacre in colorado is calling for calls for gun control in california even though this state has the reputation for having the toughest gun laws in the country. capital correspondent nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> the brady campaign to prevent gun violence ranks california has having the strongest gun control laws in the country. while the state has had the assault weapons ban in place for nearly two decades. the brady campaign said this shooting highlights the needs for tighter restrictions. >> we have an assault weapons ban but how you define what an assault weapon is is a little tricky and manufactures have figured out how to get around that. >> even before the theater massacre, state lawmakers have been working on several gun control proposals, includin

. >> police escorted the suspect's father robert holmes from the family house in san diego. he's gone to denver to see his son, had no comment at the airport. a san diego police lieutenant is speaking for the family. >> their heart goes out to the friends and family of those that were involved and they are cooperating with law enforcement and they just ask your patience, indulgence and respect at this time. >> tonight the celebrity be with tmz published this -- website tmz published this photo that it says is james holmes with that distinctive red hair some witnesses were talking about today, no confirmation from authorities that this is indeed james holmes who has hired a lawyer and will make his first cot appearance monday morning facing at least 12 murder charges. >> very eerie to see that photo. president obama ordered all flags flown at half staff until sunset wednesday. the candidates put their campaign on hold today. each of them spoke at previously scheduled events this morning but only to address the tragedy. >> if there's anything to take away from this tragedy, it

in the meantime, his own father robert holmes was as shocked as anyone to learn that his gifted son was the sole suspect in a genuine horror. >> can you talk to us? >> no, i can't. no comment. >> reporter: so it is left for others to figure out the how you and the why and they're not quite there yet. the forensic examination of the primary crime scene, the theater nine in century 16 complex behind me, has been completed. the defense team will be allowed to take a look tomorrow. also tomorrow, the first scheduled court appearance for the suspect james holmes who remains in isolation, in segregation in county jail and reportedly continues to refuse to talk to the police. jenna? >> mike taibbi, mike, thank you very much. >>> 12 people were killed, 58 injured in this shooting rampage. people with so much to live for gunned down in cold blood. this morning, we're learning more about the dead and those lucky enough to survive. nbc's kate snow is also in aurora with more. kate, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. after the families had all been informed, the coroner's office

holmes father robert left the home escorted by police. >> as you can understand, the holmes family is very upset about all of this. it's a tragic event and it's taken everyone by surprise. >> that was christine haas from san diego. the hours and days to come, we will be discovering a lot more about james holmes. he went to colorado and was in the process of dropping out of the neuroscience department at the university of colorado in which he enrolled in june of last year. the university would not say if any particular event led to his withdrawal. police say he bought the four weapons legally in the past three months. those weapons were used in this shooting in aurora. >> we tracked down holmes' uncle in caramel. kimber kimberly? >> reporter: his uncle this came as a surprise to him as well and still seems surreal. we talked to holmes, he says he only knew his nephew when they would occasionally see each other during the holidays. they weren't very close, despite them having the same name. we were able to talk to him briefly. he did not want to talk to us on camera, but this is what el

his father, robert holmes, was as shocked as anyone to learn as he headed to the airport, to coloradoted son was the sole suspect in a genuine horror. >> no comment. >> reporter: so it's left for others to figure out the how and the why and they're not there yet. >> if you think we're angry, we are angry. >> right now, here are the numbers. 26 people are still in the hospital. this morning, we are learning more about the victims killed. alex sullivan was celebrating his 27th birthday at the movie. today would have been his first wedding anniversary. jessica ghawi, a.j. boik he just graduated from high school and alex teves was in grad school. and childress and larimer, they were also killed. this is the youngest victim, veronica moser sullivan. >> you hear a 25-year-old girl gets shot and nobody can tell her her daughter is dead. that's all she's asking about right now. her whole life has changed in a flash. >> the oldest victim was gordon cowden. he was 51 years old. >>> a preparty at the teen choice awards triggered fear of another rampage. 400 people packed the avalon hollywood clu

holmes father robert threat home escorted by police. >> as you can understand the holmes family is very upset about all of this. it's a tragic event and it's taken everyone by surprised. >> reporter: the family issued a statement asking for privacy. our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy. our family is cooperating with authorities both in san diego and aurora. we're still trying to process this information and we appreciate that people will respect our privacy. >> reporter: another friend actually talked to us today and said that they felt he was a happy and smiling kid usually when he was in high school here in suburban san diego. just a moment here i want to show you all the media presence and all the family friends gathering at this home. we're told arlene, james' mother is still indeed inside and has no plans to couldn't. we asked for a spokesperson from the family to talk with us. at this point they have no comment. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> the tragedy in colorado now has law enforcement officials across the country on high alert and it turns out pri

by mid morning, police had returned to escort holmes father, robert to the airport. he flew to denver and landed there early this afternoon. according to parents, the poway school district is what brings many of them to this community, it's known for its high academic achievements. julied julie adams played soccer with her daughter. >> your reaction to all of this? >> it's horrific to know that something like this, something that happened happened by a kid that grew up in your neighborhood and that's horrible to think. >> reporter: tom mai says he went to colorado because he couldn't find a job after he got a degree in neuroscience at uc riverside. he said that he would see james holmes at parties and saw nothing amiss. >> we could see him at christmas parties, and he was a very kind young man. >> reporter: investigators went in and out of the house, none willing to explain why, the san diego man is now accused of murdering a dozen people. a statement from the family says that our hearts go out to the friends and family. this is the kind of city where families bond,

movies more than normal influence, but self-proclaimed comic nerd robert said he still doesn't know what might have inspired james holmes even with his bizarre hairstyle. the joker's hair is green, not red. there is no way to connect this man's horrid actions to the movies or comics in any way other than it just so happened batman was the midnight premier he chose. as a fellow comics nerd i appreciate your point, but i think the larger issue is the dark and violent nature of some of our most popular entertainment that might inspire a sick mind. that's my take. we appreciate yours at mcginty'smailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be back here at 11:00 tonight along with anita. we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> the accused killer in the movie theater massacre shows his face in court today. appearing dazed, his hair dyed red and orange. was he imitating the joker? fwl >> enjoys killing people, mowing them down. >> plus, a survivor watching the arraignment. >> don't kill him. that's too easy. >> and reveals his harrowing story.

roberts is up next. he'll have complete coverage of james holmes' court appearance. >> the agenda next hour, as chris pointshe world waits for the first appearance by james holmes. he's the accused gunman of that movie massacre there in aurora. he's going to be going before a judge. our live coverage, we'll take you back there. then the aurora mayor, steve hogan, will be our guest and how they are raising money to help the shooting victims who remain hospitalized. >>> and the ncaa deals with a deep blow to the penn state football program after the sandusky scandal, but does everyone agree with this? and the so-called death penalty was not delivered, but will the football program be able to rebuild the culture there? we're back with more. of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! put it on my spark card! [ high-pitched ] nice doin' business with you! [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2

. >> today his father robert, a software engineer, left the family home in san diego under police protection to fly to colorado to see his son. >> police say they are certain holmescted alone. there could be copy cats tonight. >> so what sort of steps are they taking? >> the police chief said he's been contacted by chiefs all across the country. he's told them what he's doing, putting extra duty officers at those theaters. >> we also understand, amc, they don't want to discourage, costumes, fans coming and being searched, i understand. >> yes. across the country, there are concerns someone trying to capitalize in the same publicity stint that james received. >> he went to see it and looked for the exits. changes the way people are thinking about movies tonight. >>> stay with us, much more as our special coverage continues. not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh...mr. gallagher. incoming!!! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. ♪ [ acou[ bark

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. >> today his father robert left the family home in san diego under police protection to fly to denver. in colorado, police continue to search holmes apartment, which was described as elaborately bob by trapped with chemicals and ensend yar device. >> authorities fear he may have ribbed university buildings where he took his classes. diane, late tonight we got word from our denver affiliate, that holmes was so calm because he had taken doses of the painkiller vicodin. >> a very strong painkiller. thank you, brian. i want to bring in our pier thomas right now. pier, you have news about the weapons he had. were they legal? how powerful were they. >> reporter: james holmes came ready for war with a smith & wesson assault rifle like the one we're about to show. it has a special magazine fire as many as 100 bull lets in just a few minutes. they tral at such a high speed, travel through two or three people at a time. he had a 12 gauge shotgun and two .40 caliber pistols. he had a gas mask. diane, sources tell us shoems the classic lone wolf. no ties to terrorist organizations and no criminal record to speak of. only record we know of is

today his father robert left the family home in san diego under police protection to fly to denver. in colorado, police continue to search holms apartment which was described as elaborately booby-trapped with chemicals and incidiary devices. >> brian ross reporting. now police said he was so calm because had he taken the pain killer vicodin. intense situation at the apartment. it's booby-trap full of trip wires containers of flammable liquid and large improper priced explosive device. situation so dangerous authorities have camera scanning the room. one official told us that holms is some kind of mad scientist. >> that room about were designed to explode if police had raced through the door. officials believe it was part of a plan to massacre police if he had been killed at the scen scene. it could take days before that unit is secured. >>> whether he will there are incredible moving tales of survival coming out about all this. how one row, one seat in fact meant the difference between life and death. 30 people still in the hospital. 11 are in critical condition tonight. chris cuomo spent the day with some survivors and famili

holmes attended, information that could be evidence in the case. joining me, our legal panel, joey jackson, a former prosecutor and robert shaw, a defense attorney and also prosecutor. great to have you here. >> good morning. >> jamie: i am disappointed, not for me, but for the victims. some are in court, some are in the hospital and they would like to see the alleged shooter. they would like to be a part of this. if they can't, they won't. is that fair? >> you know what, it isn't. but it is evaluated on who it is fair to. the judge is overly broad, really. i am hopeful by the time the trial is retracted and we are table to see the totality of the case. i think what the judge is concerned about is the fairness to the defendant because you know our judicial system. this is going to be a death penalty prosecution, it is expected that that will be the case. you know, jamie, bob, the reality is that they are going to be appeals aplenty in a death penalty prosecution. so to the extent that you can limit the appeals, in that sense, it protects the defendant's constitutional liberties. >> jamie: at this point, the gag order was expanded because there was r

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lot of fans are hoping robert griffin iii is the answer to all the problems the team has had over the years and even more fans are spending the money to support him. horace holmes is live with more on the rgiii hype. >> the redskins released this picture to an excited fan base this morning. their quarterback of the future signing his first contract with the team. >> the long suffering faithful acted with relief and optimism. >> it is a great step up for the team. they will do great this year. it is nice to get that out of the way so they can start practicing with the team. >> dave rushed out to the nearest sporting goods store to get away rgiii jersey to go along with his tattoo. >> i have to go ahead and get him lockdown. that was the right thing. >> you have a redskins had to. you have a redskins per se. >> i have to any shoes, too, but i do not have them on. >> she admits she has not had much to cheer about recently but feels the glory days are about to return now that her team has signed a quality quarterback. what's i think he will bring us back from where we were. we might get to the playoffs. >> for one day at least, hope springs eternal that the signing

chief justice roberts as a right winger presiding over the most partisan court in recent american history. and 10 seconds after the decision, they were portraying him as oliver wendell holmes. all of a sudden he he was a great statesman but you know what? next year, next year the supreme court is likely to hear cases on affirmative action, same sex marriage, and voting rights. and if john roberts votes with the conservative majority, the same liberals that love him today will think he is a bum just as they thought he was a bum a couple days ago. >> bill: okay. bernie, thanks very much. we appreciate it. in a moment, is it legal. holder may get away with it and a punishment for the kids who verbally tortured a school bus worker. legal is >> bill: back of the book segment tonight, is it legal. we begin with eric holder not being held accountable by his own justice department fort contempt of congress vote last week. on friday afternoon, the justice department announced it would not seek any sanctions against the attorney general. here now attorneys and fox news analyst kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl. why not, wiehl? giving him a pass. >> we had discretion under this statut

chief justice roberts as a right winger presiding over the most partisan court in recent american history. and 10 seconds after the decision, they were portraying him as oliver wendell holmesa sudden he he was a great statesman but you know what? next year, next year the supreme court is likely to hear cases on affirmative action, same sex marriage, and voting rights. and if john roberts votes with the conservative majority, the same liberals that love him today will think he is a bum just as they thought he was a bum a couple days ago. >> bill: okay. bernie, thanks very much. we appreciate it. in a moment, is it legal. holder may get away with it and a punishment for the kids who verbally tortured a school bus worker. bus worker. legal is all multivitamins give me the basics. they claim to be complete. only centrum goes beyond. providing more than just the essential nutrients, so i'm at my best. centrum. always your most complete. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight, is it legal. we begin with eric

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holmes will be formally charged on monday. police say it could take months to find a motif for the shooting. >>> george zimmerman's parents are turning to the internet to defend their son. robertdys zimmerman created a website and say their son has been portrayed unfairly in the media. they deny claims zimmerman is racist. they cannot discuss details of his case. he is charged with murder in the death of trayvon martin. >>> jerry sandusky's wife says she is standing by herman. dottie sandusky told reporters in bellefonte, pennsylvania, yesterday, quote, i still love my husband. he's not who they say he is. dottie sandusky met jerry sandusky in the '60s at a picnic. in june, jerry sandusky was found guilty of sexually abusing ten boyce. he's currently in jail awaiting sentencing in september. >>> and the man sexually abused by jerry sandusky in the penn state showers plans to sue the university. lawyers for the victim say the school's reckless behavior attributed for the abuse and the abuse lasted many years after the shower incident. lawyers released voice mails left by sandusky just last fall. in them he can be heard saying i love you to the victim. >> i was just calling to s

roberts in for martin. it's july 23rd and here is what's happening. state of mind of a shooter. >> there he is. this is for the first time we are seeing james holmesdeo freeze frame of the suspect james holmes. >> seemed especially lethargic, nonresponsive. >> maybe an act. >> doesn't seem any effort. >> didn't focus his eyes at all. >> and a nation. >> people say it's bad politics to address the issue. i think they are wrong. i'm going to try to stir it up and so is everybody else. >> to think gun control or increased gun control is the answer in my view, that would have to be proved. >> eighteen months since arizona. when are you going to do this. >> weapons of war don't belong on the streets. >> i want to get you straight out to the west coast where the attorney for the holmes family, his parents, james's parents, is beginning a press conference in san diego. let's listen. >> a bit different from the process in california. here in california if someone is arrested for a crime such as murder, the district attorney's office first files a complaint alleging what the charges are and then files a complaint. the first court appearance is an arraignme

holmes. a law enforcement officials telling nbc news this package contained writings about killing people. the parents of the man accused of fatally shooting trayvon martin have launched a new website. robertmmerman created robert and gladys.com on a message in its home page. the couple asks for financial contribution to help with their increased living expenses. kathryn jackson says the decision to take her son michael's children away from her was quote based on a bunch of lies. a judge put t.j. jackson, that's tito's son in charge of prince, paris and blanket after kathryn disappeared for more than a week without contacting the kids. she was reported missing on saturday night but she said she was on vacation. at one point the children were so upset not being able to reach their grandmother that prince michael tweeted what is a text conversation between him and his aunts. i want goes on the say this is enough. i'm texting you for the simple fact that we demand to speak to my grandma now. the response from janet, don't let had them, please. nbc news.com, courtney haslett. the whole jackson, i'm confused. if she's their guardian how does she go away for a week and the kids don't know it. >>

roberts' decision. he had some quotes in there that specifically said when a law is passed, it's our responsibility to try our best to find a way to deem them constitutional. >> quoted oliver wendell holmese to find the constitutionality within the law that was passed through the legislative branch. >> right. absolutely. >> well, josh, let me ask you about this. country like israel doesn't have a formal constitution. we tend to think of our supreme court's primary function being determining the constitutionality of a particular law that was passed. what are the -- are these supreme courts in other countries even functioning through the same lens as our supreme court? or do they have a totally different model? >> well, that's kind of an ongoing debate. the flip side of that is the country like south africa where the constitution not only has negative rights, like we have in ours, but actually, you know, lays out certain positive rights. so the south african constitution gives people the right to health care, the right to adequate housing. and so often people will challenge laws in that country based on, you know, the government being inadequately providing services, which is just a comple

robert >>> coming up, dangerous waters. two divers get the scare afterlife time from a great white shark. >> katie holmes's new role as a single mom and the big decision she just made for suri. that's after your local news. stronger. believe. happier. healthier. i believe weight watchers made me more powerful. it's time to believe again. stand up and take charge. i believe if you want to change your life, you can. ♪ believe in yourself [ female announcer ] weight watchers -- rated number one best plan for weight loss by u.s. news and world report, again. [ jennifer ] join for $1. weight watchers. believe. because it works. >>> good morning. it's 7:26 on this monday, july 16th. i'm aaron gilchrist. the rain overnight is gone now. things are heating up out there. tom's here with your forecast. >> it's still pleasant now, though. around the region, we're generally in the low and mid-70s. it's turned a little less humid overnight. now 77 at reagan national. and later today, though, hitting the 90s, low to mid-90s, but not terribly humid. more of the same tomorrow, though, a little bit hotter. near 100 on wednesday with more humidi

robert >>> coming up, dangerous waters. two divers get the scare afterlife time from a great white shark. >> katie holmes's new role as a single mom and the big decision she just made for suri. that's after your local news. stronger. believe. happier. healthier. i believe weight watchers made me more powerful. it's time to believe again. stand up and take charge. i believe if you want to change your life, you can. ♪ believe in yourself [ female announcer ] weight watchers -- rated number one best plan for weight loss by u.s. news and world report, again. [ jennifer ] join for $1. weight watchers. believe. because it works. >> good morning everybody. the time is 7:26. i'm jon kelley. protests going on in san francisco, so let's tell you what's happening with the roads as they start to try and shut things down. mike inouye is there to fill us in. >> good morning. christie smith is there, we may hear from her. the latest she told me, this is in the city, the tunnel at church and deboat is being blocked because of a protest. the n and the j lines are now stopped through the area. this is causing a disruption. what i understand fro