kennedy, lawyers for sirhan sirhan are trying to get him a new trial.ers filed this week in federal court cite "formidable evidence" as the basis for the appeal. sirhan is serving a life sentence in california. among other things, sirhan's lawyers say expert analysis of the new evidence shows two guns were used and that sirhan's revolver was not the one that killed kennedy. the court brief goes on to say that sirhan was an involuntary participant in the crimes being committed because he was subjected to sophisticated hypno programming and memory implantation techniques which rendered him unable to be consciously control his thoughts and actions at the time the crimes were being committed. >>> well, it is like an assembly line, only in reverse, as u.s. troops begin their pullout from iraq. a ton of supplies, equipment, and thousands of vehicles must get packed up, too. we'll take you to where the long trip home begins in two minutes. stay with us. [ male announcee giving an amazing gift, shouldn't it be given in an amazing way? ♪ ♪ the lexus december to

kennedy, lawyers for sirhan sirhan are trying to get him a new trial.rnia. among other things, sirhan's lawyers say their expert analysis of new evidence shows that two guns were used and that sirhan's revolver was not the one that killed kennedy. those are the headlines. keeping you informed, cnn, the most trusted name in news. >>> at this beverly hills hotel, a fund-raiser asking $5,000 a person for this congressman. cnn was barred from attending. and his press secretary had us banned from this outside area. >> my guess is hotel security once they find out may ask you to leave. >> but a local reporter was allowed inside. he took these photos. the dinner raised $1.6 million. >> i'm not going to lose because i am under resourced. i'm going to raise the money that i need to win. >> he is howard berman, almost 30 years in washington and an icon known as hollywood's congressman. >> today we open part two of the hearing. >> now redistricted into a race against fellow incumbent and fellow democrat brad sherman. >> vote for me because i'm the best looking can

according to the "washington post" lawyers for sirhan sirhan argue a bullet was switched before his trial to match his gun and he was programmed through hypnosis to fire shots as a diversion for the real killer. lawyers also say 13 shots were fired that night, five more than sirhan could have fired. sirhan, now 67 years old, was denied parole in march and claims no memory of the shooting. >> a man who got sticky fingers more than 60 years ago is coming clean about his crime now. he walked into a seattle sears store yesterday and handed over an envelope addressed to a sears manager. it con it and a handwritten note confessing to stealing between $20 and $30 from a cash register in the late 40s. the unidentified man decided to pay it back with interest. he included a $100 bill. the folks the sears are paying it forward, using that money to help disadvantaged families during the holidays. >> there was some question about who would get a $245 million lottery jackpot in connecticut. but it appears the rich have just gotten richer. that's because three wealthy bankers had their lawyers speak fo

according to "the washington post," attorneys for sirhan sirhan argue a bullet was switched before hiso match his gun and that he was programmed through hypnosis to fire shots as a diversion for the real killer. lawyers also say that 13 shots were fired that night, 5 more than sirhan could have fired himself. sirhan now 67 years old, was denied parole in march and claims no memory of shooting rfk. >>> occupy protesters at two d.c. camps are receiving warnings this morning that many say could be the first signs of an eviction. according to "the washington examiner," the national park service has issued a warning saying protesters are attracting rats, urinating in public, and using illegal drugs. the park service says there are no plans right now to force demonstrators from either mcpherson square for freedom plaza. compared to other occupy camps, d.c. protesters have enjoyed a friendly relationship with city officials and police. >>> it's 6:36 right now early on this tuesday. ahead, a deadly shooting brings a call for follow. >>> good morning. welcome back. 20 minutes from now at 7:00.

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. >> reporter: sirhan sirhan is 67 years old.ember he admitted killing kennedy, quoting with 20 years of malice aforethought. he has repealed that confession and it has always failed. his lawyers say they have new forensic evidence that will set this conviction aside. they said 8 shots were fired and four of them hit kennedy. the lawyers have used sophisticated audio equipment to go back and listen to the recordings of the assassination to show that 13 shots were fired from multiple guns, and that sirhan's pistol was only able to fire eight bullets. they now claim they have proof that the bullet that was taken from robert kennedy's neck did not match sirhan's gun, and that it was switched with another bullet before the trial. there is no explanation of how they plan to prove that. the lawyers say that a second gunman was there, they just don't know who the second gunman was. california's attorney general is the one who is handling the appeal. there has been no comment at all from the california ag, so now sirhan's lawyers are ask

lawyers for sirhan sirhan say he was influenced to fire the shots. he is currently serving a life sentence for the 1968 shooting. >>> a mysterious highjacker continues to captivate the country. mary has the latest in the db cooper case. >> reporter: a panel hopes to break new ground on the cold case at a public symposium in portland. the man known as db cooper hijacked a flight and demanded a $2,000 ransom. he jumped from the plane with a parachute strapped to him. he's never been seen again the symposium brought together many people in the past few years. one of the most high-profile people is marlg marla cooper, who claims her uncle is the deceased killer. >>> chevy volt. during government crash tests last week, one lithium ion battery pack caught fire. while there had been no fires reported in highway crashes, a volt parked in a test facility did catch fire. gm insists the volt is safe. >>> it is a great day to roll down the windows of your car. it's mostly cloudy, but un -- unseasonably warm outside. bob is here with the updated numbers from firs

they both could run at the same time on the track, was sirhan sirhan. so, it was like a festival of assassins. >> were you a fan of the true crime genre before you wrote your book? >> no. no. i like to read novels. >> what happened to dan's two kids? >> well, i mean, the down's syndrome son still lives with his mother, and although i'm told he is quite highly functioning, and dan's oldest son, charlie, left the state and visits occasionally. he actually came to san francisco when they were shooting the film "milk" and sean penn had him on the set as his guest. that was an event that caused a great deal of consternation on the set. several people -- i have had two different people tell me they called the cops because it was pretty frightening. here's sean penn, portraying harvey milk, and here was dan white's son, and he seemed to be somewhat angry. but everything calmed down april. parentally sean penn did a great job and took him out to dinner or lunch and calmed him down and things went on. >> someone asked, it's been my experience that gun toting con

attorneys for sirhan sirhan should be granted a new trial based on his innocence.say he was a victim of mind control to act as a diversion for the real killer. >>> just past the bottom of the hour now. we need to turn back to politics. newt gingrich has picked up a pretty big endorsement for this primary season. just a short time ago the influential "new hampshire union leader" newspaper threw their support behind the former house speaker for the republican nomination for president. there you are seeing the front of the paper there, "the union leader" isn't afraid to buck the trend here. in 2008 they took a chance on john mccain, also took a chance on ronald reagan in 1980. but how big of a deal is this really? patricia murphy is back with me. we called her and turned that car around to get her back when we got this news. some perspective here. "union leader," influential, don't have the best track record of picking winners. >> don't have the best track record in addition to picking reagan and john mccain, they also picked steve forbes who obviously did not go all

sirhan 177 and serving a life sentence. >>> in ", an obese third grait grader was put into custody.nough to control his weight. the 8-year-old should weigh about 60 pounds, but weighs more than 200. that puts him at risk for developing diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. caseworkers say they tried hard to help the boy lose weight. >> we were involved with this family for about 20 months before that action occurred. the medical community brought this situation to our attention. this is a medical neglect case. >> a lawyer for the boy's mother says she's fighting to get that boy returned homes. >> and some folks in arizona are having a heavily armed christmas. nothing like santa in an ak-47. a gun club is letting santa and kids to pose with santa. a gun advocate says you don't have to be a gun advocate to have fun with it. it looks like they're >>> anthony zuiker created csi. one day he had a real life mystery solved, the suicide of his father. >> he tells us how he came to grips with that tragedy. he made a killing in hollywood one body at a time. good morning. >> good

sirhan 177 and serving a life sentence. >>> in ", an obese third grait grader was put into custody.h to control his weight. the 8-year-old should weigh about 60 pounds, but weighs more than 200. that puts him at risk for developing diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. caseworkers say they tried hard to help the boy lose weight. >> we were involved with this family for about 20 months >>> anthony zuiker created csi. one day he had a real life mystery solved, the suicide of his father. >> he tells us how he came to grips with that tragedy. he made a killing in hollywood one body at a time. good morning. >> good morning. >> the book begins with your father's death, when you got that call, could you process it at that time? >> no, i couldn't. i was work on csi new york at the time and received a phone call from daniel holstein. and he said, do you know eddie zuiker? he said, hold on, and he gave the phone to somebody else who called me and said he lost his life. it's ironic because i krauted csi only to have a crime scene happen to myself was a very i n ironic -- >> what w