i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a war of words. the race to the white house is getting feisty with president obama not letting up on his attacks. romney's team has been out in force defending their candidate. brian mooar joins us live from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign spokesman took the fight to a whole new level when she claimed romney was lying to the nation when he left bain or committed a felony in filing false documents with government regulators. >> he's claiming i wasn't there at the time except he filed an s.e.c. listing that says he was the ceo, chairman, and president of the company. >> by starting negative, by going extremely tough -- >> reporter: in a new ad team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> whatever hap

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with back to work. as lawmakers return from the holiday, president obama is reportedly getting ready to stir political fires with a call to extend bush-era tax cuts but not for everyone. this as the president's campaign turns up the heat on mitt romney over his tax history and offshore bank accounts. nbc's brian mooar joins us with details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: faced with bad headlines, the obama campaign wants to change the conversation. as congress returns today from its july 4th recess, president obama already has work planned for lawmakers. later today he's reportedly going to ask congress to extend bush-era tax cuts to those earning less than $250,000 a year. the obama campaign needs to quickly turn away from the feeble jobs report and it's aiming guns on capitol hill and mitt romney's personal finances. >> he offshores most of his personal investments. presumably to shield them from taxes. >> i've never known of a swiss bank accounted to build an american bridge. a swiss bank a

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with remembering the victims. more than 10,000 people gathered in aurora, colorado, last night to pay tribute to and honor the 12 dead and dozens others injured in the theater shooting that happened early friday morning. president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for its first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's lee anne gregg is in aurora with the latest. >>> the suspect's legal team is can expected today to go inside the theater and get a firsthand look at what's left of the carnage. things like blood stains, the bullet holes as they piece together their defense. all of this while the community continues to mourn. more than 10,000 people gathered in unity to honor the victims. >> millions of people are with us, in helping to share our burden of grief at this moment. >> reporter: a sunday vigil to help heal. in all, 12 are among the dead. a 6-year-old girl, a navy sailor. an air force reservist and two you

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with back to work. as lawmakers return from a holiday, president obama is getting ready to stir the political fires with a call to extend bush-era tax cuts, but not for everyone. this as the president's campaign turns up the heat on mitt romney. brian mooar joins us from washington with details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. faced with bad headlines, the obama campaign wants to change the conversation. as congress returns today from its july 4th recess, president obama already has some work planned for lawmakers. later today he's reportedly going to ask congress to extend bush era tax cuts for americans making less than a quarter million dollars a year. the obama campaign needs to quickly pivot away from last week's feeble jobs report. it is aiming its guns not only on capitol hill, but on republican mitt romney's personal finances. >> he offshores most of h

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a mid atlantic meltdown. in the middle of a stifling heat wave, more than a million people are still without power this morning. crews are working feverishly to restore electricity, but officials warn it may still be out for several more days, raising fears the death toll now at 22 could continue to rise. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: washington, d.c., on day three of the massive power outage. it's another scorcher, and still no air conditioning for a million households from north carolina to new jersey. >> it's preposterous. so at this point what are we left to do? what are we left with? >> reporter: well, trees. work crews have thousands to lift off homes and cars. utility crews have to rewire a grid that's been ravaged. pepco, the utility serving washington, has crews in from georgia, texas, even canada. >> it's tree trimmers, contract line crews, our crews, we're really starting to -we're going to make a dent in this, yes. >> but you know people

i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> today we begin with a war of word. the race for the white house is getting testy with president obama not letting up his attack at bain capital and the outsourcing of jobs. meanwhile, romney's team has been out in force defending their campaign. >> reporter: if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign, said romney is lying about when he left bain capital or filing false documents. >> he files an fec saying he was ceo. >> team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> this is not the candidate of hope and change. this is a candidate of hoping to change subject. >> reporter: romney wants to shift is back to the economy. but for now mitt romney is on defense, forced to explain the business background that's the part of his resume. later this week the romney campaign is reportedly going to attack the pr

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a blackout. nearly 2.7 million people are still without power following friday's violent storms in the mid-atlantic region, as temperatures soared past the 100-degree mark. those storms are being blamed for at least 17 deaths. nbc's frances koe has more. >> reporter: residents across the mid-atlantic are cleaning up after a fierce storm that knocked down power lines and wreaked havoc across several states. >> this storm had all of the impact of a hurricane without the warning. >> reporter: crews are working around the clock, but officials say it could take a full week before power is restored to the more than 2 million left in the dark. >> this particular storm, the outages that we have encountered, almost twice as many as hurricane irene last summer. this is on the level of hurricane isabel. >> reporter: with temperatures soaring past the 100-degree mark in many places for a third straigh

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> now we begin this morning with foreign relations. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in poland today on the last leg of a three-country trip where he's meeting with foreign leaders and talking tough on iran all in an effort to beef up his foreign policy credentials. nbc's brian mooar joins us live from washington with details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. in israel, romney did take a hard line on iran but didn't overtly criticize u.s. policy. -- tour brings him to poland today after a successful stop in israel and a visit to london, memorable for all the wrong reasons. in israel, he sent a strong message to iran. >> my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iran is one and the same. we will not look away. >> reporter: but it was also a message to american voters. the imagery on this trip is romney looking presidential. romney visited the wtern wall and

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with remembering the victims. more than 10,000 people gathered in aurora, colorado, last night to pay tribute to and honor the 12 dead and dozens others injured in the theater shooting that happened early friday morning. president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for its first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's jay gray reports from aurora. ♪ >> reporter: shattered city. struggles to begin picking up the pieces. >> the pain is still raw and the healing has yet to begin. >> reporter: thousands gathered for a citywide memorial in aurora, united for the first time since the massacre. >> tonight is also a time to honor those who died as heroes. >> reporter: bound together by the tragedy -- >> john blunk. >> we all will remember. >> jesse childress. >> we will all remember. >> reporter: but the strength comes in numbers, not nearly enough to overcome the pain and raw emotions from so much and so many lost. earl

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a blackout. more than 2 million people are still without power following friday's violent storms in the mid atlantic region as temperatures soared past the 100-degree mark. those storms are being blamed for at least 17 deaths. >> reporter: residents across the mid-atlantic are cleaning up. after a fierce storm that knocked down power lines and wreaked havoc across several states. >> this storm had all of the impact of a hurricane without the warning. >> reporter: crews are working around the clock, but officials say it could take a full week before power is restored to the more than 2 million left in the dark. >> this particular storm, almost twice as many as hurricane irene least summer. this is on the level of hurricane isabelle. >> reporter: with temperatures soaring past the 100 degree mark in many places for a third straight day, dozens of communities have opened cooling stations. >> it's here for the people who don't have electricity. they can come here, cool off. >> reporter: some gas stat

i'm veronica de la cruz.. military officials have confirmed six american soldiers were killed in afghanistan yesterday. they died in a blast of an improvised explosive device about 40 miles southwest of the capital of kabul. >>> in egypt the new islamist president, mow whom med morsi is ordering the party to reconvene. the parliament was dissolved last month after an order from a military backed court. >>> in jordan a heated debate on tv became violent when a lawmaker threw a shoe at another politician and then pulled out a gun. the host of the debate separated the two men and there were no injuries. >>> in china, a blindfolded acrobat walking backwards survived a fall off a tightrope. at that point in the stunt the drop was relatively short. fortunately he was able to walk away with only minor injuries. >>> they're still counting the vote in libya's first parliamentary election. one of libya's rebel leaders is calling for all those elected to create a grand coalition government. nbc's martin fletcher reports

i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "first look" on msnbc. edition live from london with willie guest starts right now. >>> you see young people who have come in and just two days ago or 36 hours ago or even 24 hours ago, it wasn't certain whether they would make it. and now suddenly their eyes are open, they are alert and they are talking. and it reminds you that even in the darkest of days life continues. and people are strong and people bounce back and people are resilient. >>> president obama in colorado to console

i'm veronica de la cruz. are some of the top stories making news this morning. at least 47 people were killed in a fire on a train in southern india. 28 other passengers were hospitalized with burns by a fire that may have been caused by an electrical short circuit. >>> a head-on crash between a truck and van in arizona killed seven people yesterday. the truck crossed the center median on interstate 10 west of phoenix, killing the people in the van and sending the truck driver and his wife to the hospital. >>> in ohio, a kent state university student has been arrested after he allegedly sent a tweet saying he was planning to, quote, shoot up the campus. in 1974, students were killed at kent state during an anti-war protest. >>> in california, 12 passengers were rescued off the new superman roller coaster at six flags discovery kingdom sunday. fortunately, they were upright when they got stuck. it took two hours for firefighters to bring the cars back down. >>> and a 20-year-old giant panda has given birth at

i'm veronica de la cruz. some of the top stories making news this morning. the party that dominated mexican politics for over 70 years is claiming victory in the country's presidential election. enrique pena nieto of the institutional revolutionary party leads the vote with about 40% in early exit polls. >>> iran says it's planning new missile tests and is planning to wipe israel off the face of the earth if the jewish state attacks. yesterday, europe instituted an oil embargo against iran in an effort to force the country to halt its nuclear program. >>> a federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a mississippi law that could shut dn the state's only abortion clinic. the law requires anyone performing abortions at the clinic to be an ob/gyn with privilege tease admit patients a local hospital, which can be difficult to obtain. >>> endurance swimmer penny palfrey tried but failed to become the first woman to swim the 100 miles from cuba to the florida keys unaided. the 49-year-old grandmother had t

. >>> se veÍa muy alerta y lucido ante lo que pasaba, dijo la tia de verÓnica la vÍctima mÁs joven deasacre de e 6 aÑos, y madre de la pequeÑa fallecida que quedÓ paralitica por las heridas y perdiÓ a un bebÉ que llevaba en el vientre. los familiares y decenas de heridos dijo que acudiÓ a la corte para verlo personalmente. fue instruido de 142 cargos, por rposesiÓn de explosivos, y crÍmenes de violencia, y 24 asesinatos por 12 vÍctimas fatales y 116 por 58 heridos, holmes enfrenta acusaciones dobles por cada vÍctima. >>> el cargo primero, es la

wow, look at that. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your firstston of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28. and heat wave continues a cross the d.c. metro area. but today there may be a little relief. /*en /- in sight /* /- /* /-. # good morning. # 126,000 customers are out right now. do monday i don't know reports 82,000 outages. that's down from yesterday morning. bge reporting 50,000 people without power. novec reports outage of 2,000. smeco, about 1300. >>> a number of schools and governments remain closed today. others are flexible. federal government offices are open but employees can opt for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. in virginia, the fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. same thing goes for fairfax city. d.c. public schools are closed today. same case for montgomery county school there's. montgomery county circuit court is also closed today. we're running all the closures on the bottom of your screen. you can find them online at nbcwashington.com. >>> a dc d

wow, look at that. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your firstston of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this tuesday. dew points in the 60's. let's look to the current conditions. 70 at the airport. 68 in jarrettsville. a mixture of sun and clouds. humidity is going to go up and we'll see a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. high temperature between 90 and 95. >> 4:57. 67 degrees on tv hill. our continuing coverage after this storm. >> utility workers from all over the country are making their way to maryland to help restore power. we'll have the latest coming up. >> some people are still wondering when their power will be back on. including business owners. >> we have several incidents on the road including one i [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good

>>> i'm veronica de la cruz. after a lot of rumors, representative jesse jackson says he will be treated add the mayo clinic. >>> and a school bus monitor bullied on the job announced she's retiring after receiving more than $700,000 in donations. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." u.s. congresswoman michele bachmann, who was invented here i think, calls to look whether the muslim brotherhood is infiltrating our government here. she has created a battle within the republican party those who think the accused including top hillary clinton aidehuma abedin are fair game. and those who do not think this is fair at all. this comes in the face of new polling shows the majority of americans are not willing to say obama is christian. it also grows depending on ideology. no surprise there. reverend c. welton gaddy is president of the interfaith alliance, one of more than 40 organizations that have written bachmann and her allies to protest their calls for an investigation. pat

it's a private matter. >> it's been in tabloids for months. >> i'm veronica de la cruz."first look" on msnbc. stay tuned because way too early with willie geist starts right now. >>> a top romney advisor says the health care law's individual mandate is a penalty not a tax putting it more in line with nancy pelosi and republican colleagues. the question is, is this another etch-a h sketch moment for the romney campaign. >>> it could be several more days before the power is on from north carolina to new jersey. the question is, with the endless heat wave how are millions of people coping without ac. we'll have a report from the ground. >>> and the bad luck continues from the baseball brawl back in 2010. we'll tell you which manager is accusing of keeping certain players off the all-star team. it's way too early for this. >>> good morning i'm lou russert in for willie geist. this is way too early the show to join the all-star team must have been lost in the mail. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc. you're listening live on sirius xm radio. let me know why you are

i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "first look" on msnbc. edition live from london with willie guest starts right now. >>> you see young people who have come in and just two days ago or 36 hours ago or even 24 hours ago, it wasn't certain whether they would make it. and now suddenly their eyes are open, they are alert and they are talking. and it reminds you that even in the darkest of days life continues. and people are strong and people bounce back and people are resilient. >>> president obama in colorado to console families of the victims of the shooting. three days ago this happened at the crowded movie theater. now thousands of ammunition was bought over the internet with easy. the question is, what can be done to prevent the next one? >>> meanwhile, the ncaa is announcing sangs sanctions that could cripple the football program as officials in happy valley tear down the statue of joe paterno outside the stadium. should the ncaa tear down the program, too? >>> and fighting rages in syria's two largest cities as president bashar al assad

de la masacre. >> una pesadilla que estos jÓvenes no pueden bo wrrrar de mentes, vieron las vÍctimas incluyendo de verÓnica jovencita en brazoss de un policÍa. >> si estaba baleada no sabemos si estaba muerta pero su cuerpo estaba todo con agua y Él te lo llevÓ para la ambulancia. para el otro muchacho tambiÉn. quizÁs consum consumir no podÍa lograr no dieron declaraciones e lo que se ve en este momento, en la persona. lo que estÁ con todo. >> explicÓ que no solamente tendrÍan que demostrar es inestable y no sabÍan lo que estaba haciendo, algo extremad extremadamente difÍcil. >> porque ademÁs de asesinato en primer grado. con los enfrentarÍa los demÁs cargoss de asesinato por agentes de la ley con trampas con explosivos y tambiÉn en cada uno de loss presen presentes. >> pues una tortura y la pena de muerte que se pu drdran, la fis asegurÓ que presentarÁ cargos formales contra holmes y estÁ consultando con las familias de las vÍctimas si pide pena capital. >> es un monstruo humano y todavÍa tiene derecho. tiene derecho a justicia. >> el comienzo del juicio podrÍa tardar hasta un aÑo en empezar. >> josÉ en e

i'm veronica de la cluz.n james holmes is being treated by a psychiatrist at the alleged university where he sent a letter. >>> and a man calling himself a jokerer a warning of an attack. authorities found an arsenal of weapons inside his. home. >>> and more on michael jackson's kids after a highly publicized family dispute. >>> and karen klein announced her retirement after receiving more than $700,000 in donations. >>> a power pow-wow in london. kate middleton greeted michelle obama. next stop was the olympics opening ceremony. >>> hitting the mark on wall street. the dow crossed the important 13,000-mark. the s&p and nasdaq also nudged up on friday's close. i'm veronica de la cluz. now back to "lockup." >>> utah state prison is an institution in flux constantly adjusting to the changes in the state's evolving criminal landscape, especially the trend of younger and more violent inmates coming into the system. many of these men also come to the prison affiliated with a gang. inside utah state prison, there a

i'm veronica de la cruz.police estimated more than 60,000 people demonstrated for and against the gulf that would end collective bargaining rights for most state employees. >>> firefighters have their hands full. most of the fires are in virginia where more than 100 homes have been evacuated in maryland. thousands are without power. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to our program. >>> i'm surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> we've got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat and they change just like that overnight. >> many isp inmates are allowed to adopt cats from a local rescue shelter. >> this is jinxster. this is

i'm veronica de la cruz. mitt romney is in israel today. he's expecteded to meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders. it is the second leg of his overseas trip. next the gop presidential candidate is headed to poland. >>> the drought that hit half the nation is drying up parts of the mississippi river. barge owner are being forced to lighten their loads for fear of getting stuck. $180 billion worth of goods are shipped on the mississippi. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> alaska's department of corrections is the largest provider of mental health care services in the state. at spring creek correctional center, all officers receive some training in working with the mentally ill. a mandate since the behavior of many of these inmates can be so unpredictable. one prisoner's actions even led to the death of his cellmate. we warn you, the details of his crimes are graphic. >> what's difficult for me is when you remember what some

i'm veronica de la cruz. happening. millions of people are facing a day without power after storms hit the area. the power will not be repaired for days to a week. at least 13 people died in the storms. >>> firefighters are having success against wildfires in colorado. one major fire is expected to be contained today. hundreds of homes have been destroyed by fires in the state. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised.ç >>> let me see what you've done. let me see what you did. jacob! >> why did you do that? >> he's a good kid. >> i got bored. >> so you try to lose fingers because you got bored. >> of all the offenders behind bars at pendleton juvenile, 19-year-old jacob shauntee is one of the most perplexing for staff. >> every time staff does something, you don't agree with it, this is what you do, you cut or tie or something, don't you? every time. because you just want everything to be fair, right? sorry, buddy. >> get this one right her

i'm veronica de la cruz, and here's what's happening.fter a month of rumors congressman jesse jackson jr. announced he's entering the mayo clinic for evaluation of depression and gastrointestinal issues. jackson took a leave back in june. >>> the young man whose story was central to putting away jerry sandusky says he's ready to sue penn state for what happened to him in campus showers. >>> and the school bus monitor bullied on the job announced that she is retiring. this after she received more than $700,000 in donations. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "hardball." >>> for many of the inmates arriving at the north carolina correctional institution for women the really hard time is the day they arrive. they are forced to contemplate a new life without freedom. and as you are about to see making that adjustment is never easy for first-timers or repeat offenders. on this rainy morning, several women arrive to begin serving their time. >> oh, man. this is ridiculous. >> first stop, the reception unit where the inmates are processed

the story now from nbc's veronica de la cruz. >> reporter: philip says his daughter was being bullied constantly in school and on facebook. finally, the insults, taunting and touching got to be too much and she told her family. >> people would trip me in the hall i wways or grab my stomach say i was pregnant and how far along i was. >> reporter: police say the father hatched a plot to pay a 17-year-old girl to fight the 13-year-old who the girl says was one of her worst tormenters. >> a lot of people know i have a business, i get paid a lot of money, i'm going to pay $21 for a fight, it is so absurd, it is ridiculous. >> reporter: he said they went to a local diner to confront the alleged bully and to tell her to leave his daughter alone. then a fight broke out in the parking lot between the so-called bully and another girl that girl was arrested and accused of taking money to bully the bully. >> screaming and cryinging, she was assaulted by an older per n person. >> she was picked up and thrown head first into a car. my daughter did end up with a concussion, yeah. >> reporter: he sai

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. here's what's happening. president obama has a big week ahead. he'll attend campaign fund-raisers in ohio, florida and virginia starting today. michelle obama wrapped up her final day to the united kingdom. gas prices are on the rise again. the average price is $3.50, up a dime from two weeks ago. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to our program. >>> do you want me to call for him? where is he? come on in. how was the drive? >> good. >> we hired this 18-year-old actress as a decoy. here pretending to be a 12-year-old alone in our undercover house. the man who's coming to visit her is 29-year-old james cisneros. his screen name is too graphic to say on television. almost right off the bat cisneros asks an apparent 12-year-old online -- >> do you like sex? >> who doesn't? >> me, too. you want to hang out tonight? if you're not busy. >> she tells cisneros that he can't come over now because her mother is home. >> oh, can you sneak off late tonight and we can get a hotel and i will drop you off and you sneak back in? >> what for? >> sex. >> you heard

i'm veronica de la cruz.d their families. the president will also meet with local officials. >>> police in colorado say the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes spent months planning the deadly rampage. he killed 12 people with calculation and deliberation, they say. >>> dozens of explosives were found in holmes' apartment. he will make his first court appearance on monday. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >>> during a "lockup extended stay" shoot, our production team spends months inside a single prison or jail. they interview close to a hundred inmates and staff in that period. everybody has a story and some of the inmates we meet in prison are truly unforgettable. it is surprising to run into one of them a few years later in another facility. >> hello, everybody, it's me, the stone. i guess you've probably seen me once before in michigan city. now i'm down here at wabash. >> few inmates have ever made more of a lasting impression on

i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> the iowa state penitentiary is more than 150 years old and is clearly showing signs of age. in 2005 while the prison was undergoing an update to the security systems, three inmates used the opportunity to make a brazen escape. securing a penitentiary that was built in the early 1830s is no small task. the prison's correctional emergency response team or c.e.r.t. is on the front lines of that effort. >> we try to go through everything in their sell looking for contraband. anything from mattress to guns. anything they're not allowed to have. they try to go every square inch they can. >> we take this fisheye camera and stick it down the conduits here and check down there for weapons, what they're hiding, or behind this plate here. i was looking behind these brackets or up underneath, because we've found weapons laying up underneath there, dope. we use this strap here for getting up underneath the bed, because we've found shanks there and had to fish them out. >>

i'm veronica de la cruz.s what's happening. accused colorado shooter james holmes is being treated by a psychiatrist at the university where he studied. according to court papers filed yesterday. >>> police arrested a maryland man who allegedly threatened former bosses, calling himself the joker and warning that he'd attack. authorities found a virtual arsenal inside the man's home. >>> and katherine jackson says sheet move to shared guardianship of michael's three kids with tito jackson's adult son. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> many prisons in the country offer military style reform programs called boot camp. the elayn hunt correctional center in louisiana claims its boot camp is one of the best. the 200 inmates in the rigorous and challenging program can reduce their sentences by successfully completing the course. but you'll see it often comes at a heavy price. ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ it's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ all i do is double time ♪ >> the boot camp program at elayn hunt is c

. >>> se veÍa muy alerta y lucido ante lo que pasaba, dijo la tia de verÓnica la vÍctima mÁs joven deÑos, y madre de la pequeÑa fallecida que quedÓ paralitica por las heridas y perdiÓ a un bebÉ que llevaba en el vientre. los familiares y decenas de heridos dijo que acudiÓ a la corte para verlo personalmente. fue instruido de 142 cargos, por rposesiÓn de explosivos, y crÍmenes de violencia, y 24 asesinatos por 12 vÍctimas fatales y 116 por 58 heridos, holmes enfrenta acusaciones dobles por cada vÍctima. >>> el cargo primero, es la premeditaciÓn, el intento especÍfico de matar a una persona especÍfica, el segundo cargo, no requiere el intento especÍfico contra una persona, simplemente el descuido tremendo que venga la persona contra la vida de otras personas. >>> encontrarse con la primera apariciÓn en corte hablo con abogados, y le dijo sÍ al juez, al preguntar si accedÍa a la postergaciÓn de una audiencia preliminar. los abogados usarÁn el tiempo para preparar la Única defensa viable, que cometiÓ los crÍmenes por padecer de demencia. >>> tenÍa una presencia malevola, me pareciÓ cuerdo

i'm veronica de la cruz.k to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> if there's one place to discover the blues, it's in the nation's prisons and jails. incarceration brings not only the lack of freedom but cramped quarters and the ever present threat of violence. but we found one of the most discussed and reviled aspects of prison life is the food. >> this is the jungle. you want to eat, you came to the wrong place. >> we're not [ bleep ] animals. we're not dogs. you feed dogs. you serve us chow. >> and portion sizes rarely compare to those on the streets. >> this is for little kids. that's why we pray. pray for canteen. >> should focus on how little these [ bleep ] trays is. grown ass men eating these little ass trays. see these little ass portions, y'all? they got to do something about this [ bleep ]. >> these meals aren't even enough if you're anorexic. >> ain't no sunshine in this jail. >> but the biggest complaint is the taste. >> the food is ridiculous. it's slop.

i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> rikers is a jail, not a prison.of the people housed here are still awaiting trial. their average stay here is 48 days. with thousands of men and women moving in and out of the system, it's no wonder rikers eventually ran out of space. they came up with an innovative way to deal with the overflow. >> i'm only here for the proof. i thought this boat was going to hawaii. >> it's still in jail. you're still behind bars. when you look out, you see barbed wire, gates. >> i live right there. that's my buildings right there. and i can't, i can look at them, but i can't reach them. >> welcome aboard "the love boat." that's what the inmates call this rikers jail. >> the food is wonderful. five-star restaurant. they give us wine, as you can see. pasta. honestly, this is yesterday's leftovers. they feed us this every day. the food is no good. no flavor, no. if you want, you can sit down and join us. you'll know for yourself. >> michael puerta is awaiting trial on a drug charge and parole violations. he is one of the 800 inmates

. >> >>>> i'm veronica de la cruz.eport calling it a kick in the gut. speaking for new hampshire he said the president's policies failed to get america working again. 80,000 jobs were created in june, 10,000 fewer than forecast. best buy plans to slash more than 2,000 jobs as part of a restructuring effort. in march the company said it would close 50 stores to cut cost. back to lock up. >> in a prison where it seems the inmates have a hustle there some who hold legitimate jobs. >> at limon correctional facility, they do everything from socks and boxers and they got flags they do here. >> when i look at tv i see the american flags. i know exactly how they are made. i make them. there is about 12 steps to the flag. 9/11 happened and that's when we made a whole burch of these flags and it was kind of special being able to do something for society to help them heal and we made -- felt like we made a million of these. if you try to grab ahold of something that makes a difference. doing this makes a difference. >> some inmat

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz.bama heads to california to visit the victims of the friday shooting. the president will meet wit officials. 12 people that were killed are now identified include a 6-year-old girl. 24-year-old holmes is the lone suspect in the deadly shooting rampage and is being held in solitairery confinement. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> you've got to tell me where to go. >> you've never been to jail before? >> no, i haven't. >> i believe that one. >> nearly every inmate who's done time in state prison has first spent time inside a county jail. >> spread your feet apart. >> and it's a terrifying experience, especially for first-time offenders. during intake we have hundreds of inmates coming through. you could have a murderer next to a guy who is in for shoplifting. on our first day of filming "extended stay" inside orange county jail in california, we covered the trauma of a young man's first day in jail. >> i'm in the orange county jail.

>>> i'm veronica de la cruz.lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> get down! >> hey, i need that dude up there strip searched. >> the special response team at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, have a broad range of responsibilities. they respond to crisis situations. >> go, go, go! >> conduct cell inspections for weapons and drugs. >> once they're strip searched they're going into the rec yard. >> and escort high-profile inmates to court, to name a few. but sometimes they find themselves taking on very different duties. >> gentlemen, get up. >> one minute it can be exciting and one minute it can be you're looking through garbage. it's got its ups and downs, but for the most part, it's got its ups. >> having recently shaken down albert cermano -- >> let me see your hands. let me see your hands. >> -- who they incorrectly suspected of having a homemade cuff key, they are now in search of another key, a missing key. >> we hope either an officer inadvertently took the

i'm veronica de la cruz now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion isass up and keep it fresh and looking good. it's just real nice. right now they're at their peak this time of the year. it brings butterflies around. being locked up, we are able to keep butterflies and bees and stuff like that. it just gives you something nice to come outside to look at instead of just the barbed wires all the time. i love flowers because my mother raised me up like always digging up in her yard and planting flowers. it stuck with me right there. these make me feel good about myself even though i'm incarcerated that i'm still doing some of the things i enjoy doing. flowers are a sign of life. got such a good smell to it. i just love that. >> life on the inside can change in an instant. ♪ and you spread your wings ♪ >> when we last saw anthony patterson, his musical collaboration was sudden ly interrupted by an apparent bad decision, directed at our producer. >> he accused me of rule 38, that's indecent exposure. >> she didn't see it. he saw it. >> you had your penis ou

i'm veronica de la cruz. u.s. marshalls have captured their number 15th most wanted fugitive.cent walters was on the run for 24 years. he was found in cancun. he was wanted for the murder of a woman during a drug deal gone bad. >> and statue for president ronald reagan and pope john paul were revealed in poland. now back to our program. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> over the years of filming "lockup," we've seen a wide range of stories, from positive ones with inmates who have found redemption or earned degrees to better their life in prison, to the negative, where the cycle of violence has actually escalated for them. they've become more violent and added more time to their sentences. >> stories of troubled childhoods, multiple incarcerations and violent crime convictions are common to many of the inmates at the penitentiary of new mexico, but none of them told us their personal stories of self-destruction quite the way inmate frederico munoz did while we were shooting "lockup: extended stay." >> at the hour of my birth there were no cele