on the first day of the hearing an officer describes finding veronica moser sullivan's body in the theater and searching for a pulse and there were people crying on the family side. there was a woman who got up and had to leave. the officer himself actually broke wn during that testimony. today during the 911 calls you saw people holding hands in preparations to hear that call. is you saw people crying. at the end of it one woman stood up and kissed the back of the head of the man in front of her. so through it they were mostly quiet and observant but there were moments when the reality of these charges and events hit nerve the courtroom. >> woodruff: it sounds as if it's pretty difficult to listen to a lot of it. tell us a little more about what you heard yesterday. >> so yesterday -- the first day of the preliminary hearings starting out very abruptly. they called a paroleman named oviatt who was the first one to apprehend james holmes. he described a dense situation where he was running toward the back door of the theater with his gun drawn. he saw a man in ballistics gear standing by a

six-year-old veronica moser sullivan was found by specialistca sergeant gerald jonsgaard. he was close to tears.iv "i checked for a pulse, she was dead.jo no pulse," he said. mary ellen hansen was veronica's great aunt. she was in the courtroom and heard it all.ard >> it was gut wrenching. it really was. to think that a six-year-old child's life was snuffed out in seconds. >> reporter: holmes never lookedco at her or any of the victimsol sitting in the courtroom. what do you want done with james holmes? >> well, i want him to have a fair trial. and i want him to be convicted. and my wish is that he have life in prison. and everyday he thinks about those victims by having their pictures on the wall. >> reporter: police discovered holmes bought the ticket on july 8, about two weeks before theou july 20 shooting and video cameras inside the theater lobby show holmes acting so normallyting he held the door open for another couple and politely letct them in. scott? >> pelley: barry, thank you. in another mass shooting, a man charged with killing seven people at a small christian

he choked up when it came to the moment another officer carried 7-year-old veronica moser sullivan tohim. he tried to compose himself describing handing her off to be taken outside. they decided to start taking victims to hospitals via their are own patrol cars because ambulances were not on scene yet. once the testimony was complete there were family members and victims in the courtroom and they were hugging the officers and crying and thanking them. holmes sat in the courtroom today with no expression. >> shepard: what do they say about the suspect holmes? >> the officers described coming upon a scene in which they a thought they saw a enforcement officer in a helmet and gas mask but as that person who was standing in front of a car stood there doing nothing amidst the chaos they realized it was something different completely and moved in to arrest james holmes. he testified that he asked holmes who is helping you and he said holmes looked at me and smiled. the prosecutor asks what kind of smile? >> the officer answers leak a smirk. they described holmes during the moments as being

when he checked the littlest victim, 6-year-old veronica moser sullivan, and found no pulse. terrible details, but details that have to be made public. >> it's just a piece to the closure. i definitely want to make sure that the integrity of the case is intact to that we don't have to repeat this in the future. >> reporter: if this case does go to trial as a death penalty case, the overwhelming evidence revealed in this preliminary hearing has legal analysts saying holmes' only option is an insanity defense. >> not only is this not a whodunit, but it's very likely a mission from the defense perspective just to save their client's life. life in prison would be a huge victory for the defense. >> reporter: it will continue to be difficult in court this week. prosecutors have still photos and hours of video and witnesses. meantime, the theater is expected to be reopened next thursday. that could be controversial. matt. >> mike taibbi in centennial, colorado, this morning. mike, thank you very much. savannah? >> matt, thanks. >>> we're getting an update on the state of cancer in t