theresa garcia los angeles >>> california has a host of other new laws in effect tomorrow and a law not st. and or else in the nation use car leaders used car dealers need to flag used cars as jaunt. two new laws that discourage a bullying what prevention training. mohammed morrissey and sworn in as the new president of egypt he is the nation's first freely elected leader he reassured israel his administration will honor the international treaty but a pledge support for what he calls the legitimate rights of palestine he succeeds hosni mubarak who was overthrown last year. former israeli prime minister has died and he served as prime minister in the 1980's and 1990's. he served during the first gulf war. he remained shooting his believes that israel must and onto its territory and never trust in muslim regime. he was 96. >>> or about three to 66 degrees warmer from yesterday the entire forecast just ahead. >>> as swimmer has crossed the halfway mark in their attempt to be the first woman to swim unassisted from cuba to florida. she has jellyfish stings but otherwise encountering perfect

theresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> petra anderson was shot four times. she was going to continue her education in maryland. >> reporter: weeks away from heading to the university of maryland, petra is in the hospital but she is able to walk and talk. she is among the victims of the colorado shooting massacre. the promising musician and composer was heading to the university of maryland's graduate program in the fall. she is lucky to be alive. >> you may have seen my sister on tv on the news or online in the last couple of days. >> her sister chloe asked for donations for victims. $1,000 has been raised. >> thank you for standing with us and letting this joker know he may have intended it as his story but we are taking it back. >> reporter: petra's story is nothing more than mir rack cue laws. the bullet traveled up a part of fluid in her brain part of a birth defect she had her entire life. it skipped the healthy brain tissue saving her life. >> our family has been shaken by the events of last friday but we have not been broken. >> reporter: it has been

we go to theresa garcia. >> reporter: 11 are still critically injured and of course the hope out here is the death toll does not go above 12. meanwhile you have the community of aurora still grieving and will be for many, many months and beyond to come. and they're out here on the corner putting up a row of candles. you can see them out there. they've got these signs that say gone but not forgotten. meanwhile, across town you have investigators at james holmes boobie trapped apartment where he had a more elaborate plan for violence. it was chaos inside of a packed movie theater after a heavily armed gunman threw grenades and started shooting. >> we have a number of people dead inside of the theater. >> reporter: aurora police refused to comment on reports that the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, had his hair painted red and called himself the joker. police said he was dressed head to toe in body armor and wore a gas mask. the suspect pointed a gun directly at jennifer's face. >> i didn't know what to do. i crawled into the aisle and waited for him to go into the stairs. >> reporter

theresa garcia tells us that now the american heart association is weighing in. >> he starts his dayith an iced coffee, a splash of cream and artificial sweeteners. >> it will taste the same in the just as favorable and get a fraction of the calories. >> the american heart association says that substituting artificial sweeteners may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it. it can also help diabetics control their blood sugar. >> can be a way of cutting calories. for every can of diet soda they save 150 cals. >> the heart association aknowledge is that the jury is out on whether this is an effective way to keep calories in sugars in check. if your using artificial sweeteners or products that eliminate sugar, experts say that does not mean that you can eat more. >> someone might think that they can have a piece of pie because they use artificial sweetener in their coffee. >> are artificial sweeteners have really helped him cut his calories. >> every single day i have sweetener in my coffee. and it probably once a week i am taking something with artificial sweetener. >> he ha

in aurora, colorado, theresa garcia >>> we are hearing incredible stories of bravery. one young teen tried to save the life of the youngest victim, doug blackstone has the story for "wjz." >> reporter: at a church in the city, to day, pastor michael walker told the story of heroism how a 13-year-old struggled to save the life of six-year-old veronica mow >> jerry: sullivan. the youngest person to die. >> reporter: that 13-year-old is kaila. >> i am still in shock. i don't think it hit me, yet what i went through. >> reporter: khaila went to the movie with family and friends, including six-year-old veronica and veronica's mother. then the shooting started. >> it was terrifying because i couldn't see. i couldn't see the person who had done it. -- >> reporter: when the shooting stopped. khaila tried to give veronica cpr, but a wounded adult had fallen on top of the person. >> i was asking person that was on top -- who had fallen on top if they could move. i was begging the person to please try, please, because we have to get out of here. >> reporter: she kept struggling u

theresa garcia has the latest from our aurora colorado. >> law-enforcement officials have been seen entering the theater where a dozen people were killed and 58 others were injured during the midnight showing of the new batman movie. investigators and lawyers for the defense may be allowed inside today. his defense attorney asked the judge for access to the theater as well as his apartment, police say it was rigged with explosives. the public defender is expected to request a mental health examination for the suspect before he is formally charged. a makeshift memorial outside of the theater continues to grow. people have been leaving flowers and notes for the victims. >> you cannot help but cry. >> plans for the first funerals from this tragedy are already underway but stories of those that survived are helping this community heal. katie escaped the rampage without injuries and gave birth this morning to a baby boy named hugo. her husband, was shot in the head is making small improvements. >> he is making small steps, but he is not anywhere near out of the woods. >> this iraq war veteran was

theresa garcia met one member who overcame tremendous odds. >> on malpractices the high bar while his stepfather who also serves as his coach cheers him on. he says his stepfather and his mother, both former janice, helped him get to london >> they have always given a huge amount of support and motivation >> it has been a long journey for the 20 year-old and his mother, they flee cuba when he was a baby so he could get treatment for severe asthma >> my mom asked in a coded message to help us get out >> the family settled in miami and now he is said to represent team usa >> i want to help the team get first in london and then get all around gold for myself >> he earned an automatic spot on the team after a top finish at the olympic trials. so did john who says he will bring a good luck charm >> my rosary reminds me about my family, that they are here actually with me >> there are only five members from each team competing in london, down from six in the last olympics began to tsa goes to london with only one veteran. jonathan gordon won two medals in beijing and four years ago he decid

live here in aurora, colorado, theresa garcia, back to you. >> thank you. >>> our colleagues at our sister station in denver have been busy all day long with the story. we are joined live from aurora town center. chris, first have the cops managed to work their way inside that booby trapped apartment yet? >> reporter: they have not worked their way inside of the apartment and i just got updated from folks on the scene there. here's what i can say. they initially started using cameras to peer through the window to look at the explosive devices. they have multiple -- we don't know the sizes, but multiple soda bottles filled with some liquid. there are wires and cables coming out of those bottles and what we have is what investigators up there, the atf and the fbi are calling an intensive -- extensive booby trap. they don't want to tamper with it at this point. they're trying to get a plan together now to get a robot inside of the apartment. here's why they haven't done it yet. thief been there for 12 hours. they want to be -- they've been there for 12 hours. they want to be able to preserve

theresa garcia reports from aurora, colorado. >> reporter: investigators say a package from accused movie theater gunman james holmes was found in the mail room. the package which was discovered monday was handled by a bomb squad robot and x-rayed. it was sent to one of holmes former psychiatrist. in it he talked about shooting people and even included crude drawings of a gunman and his victims. the letter arrived days before last friday's shooting that had not yet been processed out of the mail room. the letter may help investigators learn more about holmes, but experts say not to expect closure. >> there is nothing that this individual could say to us that would cause us and the general public to sit back and say now i understand why you did this. >> reporter: defense attorneys got their firt look inside holmes apartment where authorities say he had planned to kill police officers using a complex network of boobie traps, explosives and chemicals. police have finally released holmes apartment building from being a crime scene and displaced residents will now be allowed back home. work cr

theresa garcia, cbs news. >>> here in washington d.c. the senate observed a moment of silence for the victims of the movie theater shooting and over in the house denver's congressman jared polis thanked all those who sent their prayers and support to the families. >> one of the grave dangers stemming from our love of sports is that the sports themselves can become too big to fail, indeed too big to even challenge. the result can be an erosion of academic values that are replaced by the value of hero worship and winning at all costs. >> that, the message from the ncaa today as it handed down unprecedented sanctions against penn state. there the punishment for penn state's failing to act in the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. under the ncaa ruling penn state has to pay a $60 million fine, must vacate all football wins since 1998, 112 games, and the team is banned from playing in bowl games the next four years and will lose 10 of its 25 scholarships per year. >> there's no price the ncaa can levy to repair the grievous damage inflicted by

theresa garcia with the latest details from aurora, colorado. >>> james holmes had brightly dyed hairo be dazed at his first court appearance since the deadly massacre at a colorado movie theater. the suspected gunman refused to look at the gun while he was read his rights. several -- judge while he was read his rights. several times it looked like the 24-year-old was nodding off. said they did not know whether holmes was on medication. they were given until next monday to file formal charges. >> there's no such thing as a slam dunk case. it is a case where we're stil

theresa garcia is live outside the theater. >> reporter: investigators at this point have started removing the bodies from the theater you see behind me and in the meantime the dark knight rises is one of the most anticipated films of the summer. it was showing on four screens at this multiplex here in aurora when this massacre started. in fact, some of the patrons

live in aurora, colorado, theresa garcia, back to you. >> theresa, thank you. complete coverage continues with kai jackson, joining us now with more reaction from witnesses to this unthinkable act. kai? >> reporter: vic, many of those witnesses say at first they thought it was part of a movie. then they realized people all around them were being shot. the mat shooting at a colorado theater has left police with an investigation that will last sometime. this morning, detectives focused a great deal of attention on the suspect's apartment. >> obviously we're concerned about getting in there to get whatever evidence there is. >> reporter: witness to the blood shed experienced an emotional trauma that will last even longer and they continue to share stories of what they saw. one young man inside the theater says two of his friends were hit by gunfire. >> one of my friends got skinned just on the neck. it's a little deep, but he's okay. he was at the hospital. another one of my friends got skimmed on the leg, but she's okay also. >> reporter: another movie-goer says

but first, we'll go live to aurora, colorado, with the latest on the investigation, with theresa garcia and "the dark knight rises" is one of the most anticipated film of the summer, but there will be no viewing right now. the moment plex behind me is closed. when it was showing, the movie was on four screens when the masacre started. indeed, some of the victims inside thought this was actually part of a movie stunt. it was chaos inside

theresa garcia, los angeles. >>> the study looked at 500 children aged 6 to 10 with cavities. >>> can wall street get the week off on the right foot. concerns about the economy keeps stocks down. dow is down 50, nasdaq down 12 let's go to new york alexis has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: americans are pulling back on spending, government says retail sales fell half a percent last month third straight monthly drop as people spent less on autos, furniture and appliances analysts say the weak job market is making consumers more cautious about spending the last time consumer spending fell for three straight months was during the fall of 2008, at the height of the financial crisis. even lower gas prices are not convincing americans to spend more according to the lundborg survey the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.41, down 7¢ over the past few weeks but analysts warn prices may have bottomed out and will likely start rising again. international monetary fund has lowered its outlook for global growth over the next two years london organization fights concerns

theresa garcia in colorado with a disturbing first look at mr. holmes. >> good evening, when that accuse movie theater gunman entered the court room, it made some people cried and others stared at him and one victim's family members later said that he looked " demonic ". his demeanor continues to make people wonder about his sanity. james holmes had brightly dyed hair and appeared to be days that his first court appearance since the deadly massacre at a colorado movie theater. the suspected gunman refuse to look at the judge while it was read his rights. several times it looked like the 24 year-old was nodding off. >> you are being held on the no on hold ... >> prosecutors said they did not know if he was on medication and they were given until next monday to file formal charges. >> there's no such thing as a slam-dunk case, we're still looking at the enormous amount of evidence. >> the district attorney said her office will consider pursuing the best penalty and consult with the families of the victims before making that decision. family members

theresa garcia shows us that today some of its sailors climbed aboard for the first time in decades.>> ♪ national anthem >> hundreds of veteran celebrated independence day on the deck of the uss iowa, many boarding for the first time in decades. the former battle ship has been changed into a floating museum. williams served on the ship when it was first commissioned in 1943. >> i am proud of her >> the battle should has been out of service since the 1990's, the state of iowa donated $3 million to help refurbish it. >> many have worked tirelessly to ensure that this boat will forever be preserved. >> walking the historical ships brought back fond memories. >> we used to sneak out the anchor chain and get on the anchor and hide out, if i did not have any work to do >> it has been nicknamed the battleship of presidents. is passengers have included fdr, and ronald reagan and the first president bush. the only bathtub was installed specifically for president roosevelt in 1943 to accommodate his handicap as he travelled across the atlantic. his great granddaughter lead the pledge of allegi

excitement is building for the new fall tv season cbs showed off its new and returning shows, theresa garciae red carpet. >> reporter: cbs stars are celebrating the upcoming fall television season, johnny lee miller and lucy liu walked the red carpet in beverly hills they star in elementary, modern day sherlock holmes. >> things that need to be solved not really light things more than i would have expected for cbs i think that is great. >> dennis quaid and michael chicklas star in the series vegas. >> just want to do business >> just wants his piece of the pie. >> janet montgomery, and carl mclaughlin star in made in jr. see about a street smart jersey girl working in a posh new york law firm. >> you see where she comes from and how she balances that with her work life and she is so likable. >> actors producers, writes and more came out to celebrate the new prime timeline up at this beverly hills party. >> two broke girls and the big bang theory will be back >> i get excited to see what these minds come up with. >>> a new comedy part nors, about best friends and business partners. >> our rel

theresa garcia, back to you. >> police have no motive and say the suspect does not have terrorist ties, but president obama said the shooting still underscores how our time here is limited and it is precious. >> michelle and i will be fortunate enough to hug our girls a little tighter tonight and i'm sure you will do the same with your children, but for those parents who may not be so lucky we have to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as nation. >> there's not one of us that doesn't read or hear this story, certainly anyone who has children and think about it being your child in that movie theater. your cousin's child or your neighbor's child and that reality makes the pain and the grief too intense for words, but we can't let it keep us from our lives. >> u.s. movie theaters are reviewing their security procedures in the wake of this mass shooting. >>> the head of the movie theater chain where the shootings happened is speaking out about the massacre. cinemark's ceo timothy warner said there's nothing his team could have done to prevent it. >> we haven't had any