the case has divided the university and surrounding college town in western montana. today on the stand, he suggested he's not guilty. >> we had consensual sex. i would never do that to anyone. >> reporter: the incident happened last february, but it wasn't until more than a month later that the alleged victim, whose name isn't being reported, told authorities he raped her. >> he grabbed on to my hips, he just started pulling my body into his again and again and again. it hurt so bad. >> reporter: according to the 21-year-old's affidavit, she sent a text message to a friend shortly after the encounter saying omg, i think i might have just gotten raped. he kept pushing and pushing and i said no but he wouldn't listen. according to court documents, the next day she got a medical exam and the prosecution says they discovered bruises. johnson admits that on the night of the incident, he initiated contact with the woman via text that says "hey." he says she later invited him to watch a movie in her room and ultimately picked him up. he says about 15 minutes into the movie

>> reporter: john mayer recently bought a 15-acre spread here along the yellowstone river in western montana it to records. >> reporter: the 35-year-old singer came here to recover from vocal surgery and from some self-inflicted wounds in the media. i would think the minute you saw a paparazzi photographer you'd want to come back here. >> you know what? they can't get certain things. they don't know what i'm thinking. in a way being forced to stop contributing has been the greatest thing in the world because now i've got three years of capital built up with nobody quite knowing what's on my mind. ♪ >> reporter: one of the most successful singer/songwriters of the past decade john mayer has scored three number-one albums and seven grammy awards. but a succession of celebrity girlfriend --s jessica simpson jennifer aniston, taylor swift and now katie perry -- has made him a leading man in the tabloids too. and at times obscured his talents as a guitarist. do you third your public image ultimately has clouded respect for you as amuse i cannian? >> it's not ideal. i wish that i was only as well

comes on the same day as the funeral of his girlfriend -- >> the family -- >> in the dakotas and western montana, they've been ordered off the roads after a raging blizzard reduced visibility to practically zero. >> it was really whipping. >> meanwhile, a line of strong storms moved through south central arkansas last night. >> her only purpose to give birth. >> that's really unnecessary. >> it's harsh, isn't it? >> a manhunt underway after an armed gunman broke into the airport with 30 million pounds worth of diamonds. >> a mother had two sets of identical twins. not quadrew petersonets, two sets of identical twins on the same day. >> and the burger king will be replaced with the golden arches. >> this is my mid-life crisis, the bangs. >> all that matters -- >> the man credited with making basketball entertaining for the masses has passed away. lakers' owner jerry buss was 80 years old. >> every day people say, "thank you, and i appreciate that." >> on "cbs this morning." >> did you see pictures of president obama playing golf this past weekend with tiger woods? neither did we. >> i don't under

in wolfpoint, montana is closed, and that letter going to somebody who doesn't have a job in western montana takes five or six days, it's the last time the postal service is used. that's what i'm talking about. >> as you know, senator, the ups very muchments -- much wants to maintain a service because that haul to montana, ups is delivered by the united states postal service. we have a partnership with the post office, the private sector, that's a win-win, but i assure you that we want to make sure that there are safeguards so that what is claimed to be a level of service, is, in fact, verified to be a level of service before any processing center is closed. that's what you need to insist in the bill, and that's i think what that all of us have to make sure we promise in the bill, and i know that alaska has the same concern. they, of course, have bythe -- bypass mailed. i have been to the rural areas. theyed need to maintain is service that's unique, and we have to preserve both of them. it's the right sizing in urban areas of not having, if you will, processing center that see each other an

montana, places where you're not going to get a gun safety vote. you're just not going to get one, and that includes almost out to california itself. you on the coast, maybe westerne, parts of oregon, but anywhere east of you guys, it's trouble for anybody trying to stop gun ownership. so my question is where does the president win the battle at least on background checks? something he can put on the wall and say we got this done? >> well, i think that he's winning the battle for the heart and soul of the public here. i mean, if you look at the polls, even nra members by a wide, wide margin support universal background checks. nobody is going to sit still for federal agents coming and taking people's guns away, but nobody is planning to do that. but everybody supports sensible regulations like universal background checks. now, is that going to happen in today's congress? i don't know. because the nra is really a shill for the gun industry, and that's a $12 billion industry. so you got guys like lindsey graham who is always going to be willing or other senators and congressmen who are always going to be willing to, you know, dance and like pathetic marionettes to

in wolfpoint, montana is closed, and that letter going to somebody who doesn't have a job in western montana takes five or six days, it's the last time the postal service is used. that's what i'm talking about. >> as you know, senator, the ups very muchments -- much wants to maintain a service because that haul to montana, ups is delivered by the united states postal service. we have a partnership with the post office, the private sector, that's a win-win, but i assure you that we want to make sure that there are safeguards so that what is claimed to be a level of service, is, in fact, verified to be a level of service before any processing center is closed. that's what you need to insist in the bill, and that's i think what that all of us have to make sure we promise in the bill, and i know that alaska has the same concern. they, of course, have bythe -- bypass mailed. i have been to the rural areas. theyed need to maintain is service that's unique, and we have to preserve both of them. it's the right sizing in urban areas of not having, if you will, processing center that see each other an