joy. >> steven had lock in stevensville. thank you. >>> and faith, let's talk about this insanity case how is it difficult to prove? >> it is difficult. app it is rare that you have a criminal defendant that is adjudicated by reasons of in sanity and it is not just the fact that the defendant suffers from mental illness, there are a lot of defendants that do and in this case i think the jurors will conclude that ralph did suffer from some type of mental illness. this is a individual hospitalized in the months prior to the shooting and look at chris kyle's own text about him in the truck. this guy was straight-up nuts. his family had taken away his guns. but the issue is did he know right from wrong at the time of the shooting? that is why you have his criminal defense attorney in opening statements today using those buzzwords. he didn't know what he was doing. he didn't know that what he was doing was wrong because that is the legal standard that the jurors will have to decide. >> i want to just quickly switch gears and talk

. >> cbs news reporter adrianna diaz in stevensville, february text with breaking details. >> reporter: there was no question that eddie ray routh shot and killed money sniper author chris kyle and his friend chad little field at a texas gun range two years ago. but after his trial for their murders the jury didn't buy the defense's lame that routh was not guilty by reason of insanity insanity. >> we the jury find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty of capital murder as charged. >> during the trial prosecutors had painted routh as a troubled ex marine who suffered from the effects of alcohol and marijuana abuse. not from serious mental illness. among the evidence trip dude prosecutors showed dash cam video of routh fleeing in kyle' truck after the shooting. leading police on high speed chase before surrendering. routh's attorneys also mentioned the video but said it was evidence of their clients insanity noting routh ran errands and stopped through drive through tacos before he was arrest. >> we're so thrilled that we have the verdict. that we have tonight. and thank you guys for bein

that's the latest live here in stevensville. back to you. >> jay, thank you. >>> there are questions surrounding an inmate's death at the fairfax county detention center. 37-year-old natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. last week during a scheduled transfer dwepid that you deputies had to use a tase arer andr and somet experienced a medical emergency. an investigation is under way. in a statement the sheriff's office says it is fully cooperating and we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as new information becomes available. >>> it is now 6:18. and d.c. authorities are ves inve how a woman died in the district central cell block. the corrections department saysjuana johnson was found dead of an apparent suicide. johnson was arrested saturday on a missde charge. >>> we are getting multiple reports out of france that hood gunmen opened fire on police in the city of marseilles. this is the second largest city in the country of france. you are looking at a pict

a jury in stevensville texas, found eddie routh guilty of gunning down kyle and chad littlefield at a gun range in 2013. routh's attorney argued he suffered from schizophrenia and experienced a psychotic episode at the time of the shooting. jurors did not agree. >> he would get intoxicated and get in trouble and police would show up and say i'm a veteran. i have ptsd. >> there was reportedly little emotional reaction from routh when the verdict was read. he was sentenced to life in prison. secretary of state john kerry back on the hill today. pushing for military funding in the fight against isil. the white house asked for a three-year commitment of troops in the middle east. lawmakers and military officials alike have been repeating the idea that armed conflict would not solve the region's problems. meantime, a shutdown stand-off. the clock is ticking as the deadline to fund a homeland security department winds down. the battle is over the president's immigration actions. karen traverse reports on why the pressure is now on house republicans. >> once again a deadline clock is ticking

in addition to the ram head location, he had a business in stevensville and two concert venues in annapolis. >>> one week before his latest trial was to begin accused child molester michael gardner lost his legal defense team. the judge ruled his attorney could be called to testify against his client, so the firm withdrew from the case. prosecutors want to question him about the discussions he had with gardner concerning an alleged murder for hire plot. the jail informant told prosecutors gardner discussed having the alleged victims in his molestation case abducted or killed. gardner's team said the informant made it all up. >> the more this goes on, the more mike's own lies bury him deep are and deeper. >> we certainly believe mr. gardner had the conversation with this informant. he pabsted a polygraph and he certainly -- passed a polygraph and he certainly provided us other information in our meetings with him that lended credibility to the information he gave us. >> the judge ruled gardner's wife former falls church mayor robyn gardner could be called as a witness. prosecutors want to kn

sniper chris kyle. 200 out of the original 800 will wait for questioning at the courthouse in stevensville texas. opening staples are expected to begin wednesday and will be talking to chris kyle about what it means for their family. >> president obama promising to close gitmo before the end of the term. they are skeptical it will ever be shut down. one is accused of being the 9-11 mastermind. his lawyers say they expect to be doing well in 2017. they released dozens of prisoners in guantanamo. everyone left has ties to al qaeda or to the taliban. >> dozens of people dead when total chaos breaks out at an egyptian soccer max. many died during a stampede after police use tear gas on the ground. >> happening overnight a surfer is dead after getting mauled by a great white shark. a man was sitting ohhen a surf board 32 feet off the beach on australia's east coast when the shark ripped off his leg. it is the second attack in 24-hours. >> a monster storm taking aim at new england. this time it could last for days. >> some areas could see up to 2 feet of snow. maria molina tracking the latest fo

both requests have been rejected. 8,000 jurors have been summonsed in the small town of stevens stevensville, texas. they will be asked if they have seen american sniper or read the book. opening statements are scheduled to start next wednesday and the trial is expected to last two weeks. prosecutors are now seeking life without parole for ralph but not the death penalty. >> a major blow to the fight against isis. u.s. officials confirming the united arab emirates has suspended air strikes in syria. white house still says the coalition strategy is working as jordan vows revenge with or without our help. is leland vittert is live with the latest. >> there are a lot of people that take issue with the white house assertion the fight against isis is working. the coalition against isis that president obama built is strong. the united arab emirates pulled pilots and planes from missions back in december. the reason is unclear. possibly because of the jordanian pilot's capture possibly because of domestic pressure there,possibly because of a perceived lack of rescue as access. republicans continue

because of the high profile of the case the small city of stevensville texas is paying more than a million dollars for added security around the courthouse. ainsley, heather? >> thank you patricia. >> bone chilling cold. more snow is on the way for the weekend. maria molina tracking it for us. we are looking at additional accumulation of snow. that will continue into early next week. before we get there take a look at the current windchills. it is another cold one out there for oweso many of you across the midwest and the plains. well below zero in places like boston and massachusetts. further quest you are looking at relatively warm temperatures. temperatures making it into the 60's across parts of colorado and texas. heather and ainsley? >> thank you maria. it is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. new details are emerging about president obama and muslim leaders. >> basically these are muslims that don't care that much about islam. >> who were they? we know who was there. >> kidnapped to learn a lesson? when why a family had a little boy taken with a gun in his face. >> inside an aval

all of the icy weather closed the courts in stevensville texas yesterday postponing the american sniper murder trial. the injure or will hear from one final witness then hear closing arguments to decide whether eddy ray routh was insane when he killed chris kyle and chad littlefield. if he is found guilty he will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> the u.s. marine sentenced to two-years in prison after being found guilty of desertion in 2004 and 2005. he vanished claiming he was kidnapped by insurgents only found unharmed days later. he fled to lebanon while on leave. in addition to jail time he will have his rank reduced lose his pay and receive a dishonorable discharge. >> another day another scandal for the department of veteran's affairs. robert mcdonald is under fire for making false claims about his military record. >> army navy? >> army. >> what unit? >> special forces. >> what year? i was in special forces. >> mcdonald did complete army ranger training but records show he never served in a ranger battalion or an elite special unit. mcdonald coming clean saying i had no excu

that's the latest here in stevensville. back to you. >> jay, thank you. >>> this breaking out of baghdad. two bombs just went off killing at least 15 people.s almost happened in the northern part of iraq. first suicide bombing was at a security checkpoint new a holy site. you're looking at the aftermath. and another sue bomber attacked a busy square. so far no one has claimed responsibility for this attack. >> angie, thank you. p. >>> now to a developing story. alabama's top judge issued a probate telling all state judges not to issue same sex minch liezeksx marriage licenses. this comes one day before they could begin getting married. it's not clear whether any of the new judges will follow the mandate. >>> there are questions surrounding an inmate death. 37-year-old natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. deputies say last week mckenna became combative and was tased. sometime after that, she experienced a medical emergency and s ush aredru to the hospital. an investigation sunday way. in a statement the sher

we are live outside of the courthouse in stevensville texas, and charles, there isn't a clear answeris case. >> reporter: not as far as a motive. but the clear question the jury has to decide is about insanity. was he insane at the time of the killings. in texas you have to have a mental defect or a mental illness and not know right from wrong at the time of the incident. now ralph's attorney is he he was suffering from a psychosis and delirious and having dilutions that pigs were invading the world and they were pig hybrids and out to kill him first. but the state say ralph ran from the police after the killings and he admitted to the killings and continued to run from the police. that showed he did know right from wrong. the case could go to the jury as early as tomorrow. back to you. >> charles had lock in texas. >> thank you. >>> and turning to lisa green, author of on your case. and picking up the insanity defense, help us understand what a legal defense, what is the bar to prove to go forward with the insanity defense and convince the jurors that is what was really going on? >>

the restaurant group also has a stevensville location. authorities are notifying police departments in all those locations and investigating other possible videotaping. >>> in a wild turn of events in the case of accused child molester gardner, they're considering whether he had witnesses killed in a murder for hire scheme. why that attorney had to withdraw. what happened, peggy? >> it was less than a week to go before trial and after months of preparation michael gardener's defense team pulled out of the case today. this after a judge ruled that gardener's lead attorney could be called as a witness. >> the more this goals on, the more lies bury him deeper and deeper. >> reporter: the parents of three children who say michael gardner molested them at a slumber party were told about an alleged murder for hire plan to kill off the young witnesses. >> law enforcement officers from the state from three different local jurisdictions they tell you that there's the potential plot to abduct and murder your children is not something you can really

dash cam video that is sure to be shown in court so let's bring in cnn's ed lavendara who is in stevensvilled 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 spent 30 minutes trying to talk him out of chris kyle's truck that he had taken from the gun range and driven to his own house. in the course of that conversation it was a strange conversation to say the least where the officer is trying to get him out of the car and diffuse the situation you hear eddie ray routh say satin is walking on the earth with us now. i don't know if i'm going insane. is it voodoo that is upon us? then the high speed chase ensues which lasts about ten minutes or so at times approaching 100 miles an hour. all of this of course crucial evidence because what is at play here and what is at stake here is the mental state of eddie ray routh. in the state of texas the prosecution nee

concerned now the videotaping happened at other rams head locations, two in annapolis and one in stevensvillethe rams head group calls the incident an isolated one. muehlhauser has since been released on bond. back to you. >> thanks, nikki. >>> you might want to check ahead if you're flying southwest airlines today. and this timity ea not because of the weather -- this time it's not because of the weather. it's because some of the planes have been grounded because of some missed inspections. about 80 flights were canceled because of this yesterday. up to 19 more flights are expected to be canceled today while the inspections of the backup rudder system are completed to about 90 of their planes. >>> los angeles area is celebrating a stadium deal which could clear the way for a return to the n.f.l. -- turn of the n.f.l. to the region for the first time in two decades. it's a $2 billion plan backed by the rams. there are still hurdles. it's unclear if the rams will actually move back to southern california rather than stay in st. louis because a rival deal is in the works of course to keep them

ed lavendera is live in stevensville texas.ng to the descriptions obviously some friends and family were concerned about ptsd when he came home from iraq. did they describe any behavior as dangerous? >> there has been a lot of talk. so far we have heard from his mother and uncle. his girlfriend on the witness stand now. his sister as well. there has been lot of focus on the month leading up to the killings of chris kyle and chad littlefield. at one point the girlfriend of oh eddie routh testifying he had held her and her roommate at knife point in the weeks before the killings. she goes on to talk about they were together on that friday night before the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield. they were sitting around in his house. she says i asked if he was seeing things. he said yes. i asked if he was hearing things and he said yes. he got up and told me they were listening to us. they apparently referring to the government. so he got out a legal pad and started writing things on the yellow legal pad. when i tried to speak

he's in stevensville texas. good morning, ed. >> reporter: good morning, carol.rs have been focusing extensively on eddie ray routh's drug use, his family and friends telling bizarre stories including one that the night before the murders out of the blue he dropped down in his kitchen and proposed to his girlfriend. she testified yesterday. >> right after eddie ray routh gunned down chris kyle and chad littlefield, he drove to his sister's house. laura blevins says his brother was talking about pigs sucking on his soul and he had to take two souls before they could take his. she called 911 right after he left in kyle's pickup truck. >> who did he say he had killed? >> he said that he killed two guys. they went out to a shooting range. it's like he's all crazy. he's [ bleep ] psychotic. i'm sorry for yelling. >> no. >> i don't know if he's on drugs or not, but i know that he's been. >> reporter: in court blevins described the scene. the person who came to my house is not the man who i knew was my brother. and then she turned to him that day and said, i love you bu

frigid and dangerously cold temperatures we begin our team coverage with cnn'sor martin savage in stevensvillee in. >> good morning to you, alisyn for the second day in a row, it's going to be a dangerous commute for texans you might be able to see the glimmer, that's black ice, all too common. temperatures about 25 degrees, factor in the wind it feels like 16 and it's the cold causing a

. >> we are waiting for the jury to enter the courtroom in stevensville, texas. they have reached a verdict in the murder trial of eddie ray routh. >> all right. let the record reflect the jury has returned to the courtroom at this time. ms. stafford, you're the foreperson of the jury? >> yes, your honor. >> i've been advised a verdict has been reached. is this correct? >> yes, your honor. >> if you'll hand the verdict form to the bailiff. mr. routh, if you'll please stand. we the jury find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty of the felony of capital murder as charged in the indictment. that verdict is signed by ms. stafford as foreperson of the jury. you may be seated at this time. do you wish to have the jury polled? >> yes, judge. >> what i will do at this point is individually start at the first seat first juror and ask you the same question of each juror. is this a unanimous verdict of the jury in >> yes. >> jury number two? >> yes. >> juror number three? >> yes. >> juror number four? >> yes, sir. >> juror number five? >> yes, sir. >> juror number six? >> y

frigid and dangerously cold temperatures we begin our team coverage with cnn'sor martin savage in stevensville texas. how is it there in. >> good morning to you, alisyn for the second day in a row, it's going to be a dangerous commute for texans you might be able to see the glimmer, that's black ice, all too common. temperatures about 25 degrees, factor in the wind it feels like 16 and it's the cold causing all kinds of trouble. >> baracking overnight, investigators say treacherous icy conditions may have caused this plane to skid off the taxiway, all 68 passengers and crew forced to evacuate from the emergency exit at the back of the plane. more than 1,000 flights cancelled from dallas's international airport where up to two inches of sleet an freezing rain fell on monday. drivers losing control. paralyzed by ice blanketing roadways. >> there's a path that the cars have made. and i just kind of followed those paths. >> officials closing all dallas independent school districts. as the police department says they've responded to hundreds of ice accidents. >> i know that once you know your car g