some 300 miles away from the site of the brutal murders of madison mogen, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle and ethan chapin found fatally stabbed in their off campus home. kohberger charged with the grizzly crimes for which the judge pleaded not guilty on his behalf receiving a new booking photo and new venue in boise. >> state of idaho versus bryan kohberger. >> reporter: following a high stakes week in the case where a judge granted the motion by his attorney. the judge citing concerns about a prejudiced jury pool after years of heavy media coverage and also a lack of resources to stage a trial of this magnitude. xana kernodle's parents telling nbc news they will go wherever the trial takes place. >> we are not going to be quiet about us. get us a real judge that knows how to get this stuff done. >> reporter: the new judge the honorable seen hipler has pointed to recent high profile cases in the county as proof they are up to the task of a kohberger murder trial. >> our thanks to sam for that report. >>> a member of the u.s. military is among three americans arrested in venezuela. they a

some 300 miles away from the site of the brutal murders tonight and xana kernodle and ethan chapin.of idaho students found fatally stabbed in the home. kohberger charged with the grisly crimes for which the judge pled not guilty on his behalf receiving a new booking photo. >> the state of idahoers have us brian kohberger. >> following a high-stakes week in the case where the judge granted a request. >> professionally, the most difficult decision i have ever had to make. >> the judge citing concerns about a prejudiced jury pool after a tight-knit and insulated community and a lack of resources to stage a trial of this magnitude. katy goncalves' parents and assumes control. >> we're not going to be quiet about it and go get us a real judge to get the stuff done. >> the new judge is signed by the idaho supreme court, the honorable stephen hipler has pointed to high-profile cases as proof they're up to the task of a kohberger murder trial. >> sam joins us now. what's next in terms of court proceedings. >> sure, lester. the next scheduled hearing is november 7th. that is the defense's mo

charged with the murders of four university of idaho students, kaylee goncalves, madison mogen, xana kernodlehe will be moved 300 miles south to ada county, which is a much larger jury pool. the state court selecting boise as the new trial location as the judge found the media frenzy over the case tainted potential views of kohberger and logistical and safety concerns were too great for the small community to handle. >> many volumes larger than the latah county courthouse. and we just completed having two venue change sensational murder trials, so the administrative judge has established a protocol for how to handle the securities, the camera, the public. >> reporter: the judge steve hippler will now preside over the kohberger trial. >> he has a strong personality. he's an intelligent man. he is very inclined to keep control of his courtroom. >> reporter: describing the preparations for other high-profile trials in boise last year. >> we have big trials here all the time. >> reporter: the parents of kaylee goncalves praising the appointment of a new judge in the case. >> find a man with some

accused of fatally stabbing four university of idaho students, ethan chapin, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodlert next june where the murders took place, but now that it's been moved to boise, the judge is suggesting the dates be changed. >> having it set to run the entire course of the summer i think we will find to be difficult on jurors. >> while the prosecution wants the trial sooner, kohberger's attorney arguing for it to start later, citing a vast amount of discovery and the death of one of their experts they hoped to call to the stand. >> how challenging is that? >> from an attorney's standpoint, it is a nightmare. to have to bring somebody new, to get them up to speed, that is a big burden on the defense that they were not anticipating. >> the judge not yet making a ruling on that or on what the 29-year-old should be allowed to wear in court. it remains a contentious issue with kohberger's attorneys pushing for him to wear civilian clothes to prevent jury bias, while the victims' families saying he should wear an orange jump suit. >> hopefully the next judge looks at it and sees how rid

kaylee goncalves, madison mogen, xana kernodle and ethan chapin.s ago, kohberger was seen in this nbc news exclusive video being transported from latau county where the murders took place to a jail in boise where the sheriff's office says he's being held in a single cell and cannot interact with other inmates. this after a judge sided with kohberger's attorneys and ruled to move the trial venue out of the tight knit community of moscow. idaho's former attorney general who is not involved in the case, saying ada county where boise is located offers a bigger andl les impacted jury pool. >> what is really important, though, is the fact that we were somewhat geographically removed from the scene of the crime and the shock and sensation. >> reporter: the new judge, the honorable steven hippler, an experienced trial judge on the bench for more than a decade, has said boise is well equipped to handle high-profile cases. >> we have big trials here all the time. >> reporter: hippler already facing big questions. the prosecution says they intend to seek the