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president should enforce the existing gun laws and the white house says gop lawmakers can now put their money where their mouth is. joining me now in studio, sandy and lonnie phillips, the parents of jessica who was killed in the aurora movie theater massacre in 2012. thanks for joining us. i know i speak for everyone here and everyone watching that we say our thoughts and prayers are with you. what a horrible ordeal and how strong you must be. first of all, let me just ask what was it like to be in that room today? >> well, you know, we've been working at this for almost four years now. so to be in the room with the president addressing these issues that we have seen for ourselves needing to be addressed and see him take the moral leadership to actually cry and share with us, half the room were victims and survivors. and to share tears with us because we cry every day still and always will.
not just barbara and andy parker but perhaps even the parents who lost children in the aurora movie theater massacre or perhaps parents who were still grieving after what happened at university of california, santa barbara. can you see joining forces with that kind of commonality? >> without a doubt. there are a lot of -- i've had contact with some of the families from aurora, such as the phillips. i count them as friends. i met richard martinez. we are all on the same path but we're all going about it a slightly different way. after the first six months of losing dylan, i focused on background checks. and when it failed in april 2013, i learned a hard lesson that policy and politics aren't really what changes the country.
secrets and i do share the belief among american legislators that the regime in tehran can not be trusted. >> ali, always nice to have you on the program. someone with great expertise on this subject. look great to have you back on the subject. >> thank you. jon: we're on watch as on the homes homes murder charge as colorado jurors decide on a sentence for the gunman in the aurora movie theater massacre. will holmes die for his crimes or spend his life in prison. a live report from the courthouse coming up. what happens after the debates could impact more than what happened inside of the arena.
raising a family here in the city of san jose has been a wonderful experience. my oldest son now works for pg&e. when i do get a chance, an opportunity to work with him it's always a pleasure. i love my job and i care about the work i do. i know how hard our crews work for our customers. i want them to know that they do have a safe and reliable system. together, we're building a better california. . the colorado jury is now deciding if james holmes should live or die. last night a jury found him guilty of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in the aurora movie theater massacre three years ago. before deliberations began yesterday in phase three, jurors heard story after story of heart wrenching loss. ashley's daughter was 6 and she
>> he existed out of this door right here which was the auditorium to where we had about 30 people who had bought tickets for that showing. as he exited it is our belief that based off of the response of our officers, he then reloaded and reentered the building and did not leave through his vehicle which was feet away in the parking lot. >> reporter: so at this point, they're going to keep the theater closed. it's going to remain a crime scene, not necessarily because they're still investigating, but in case they have a question that comes up as they comb through all the evidence that they've collected. they've taken in hundreds as how they describe it of pieces of evidence. it may not be handed back over to its owners until monday at the earliest but that still is tentative. there's a lot of questions that still need to be answered here in lafayette. poppy? >> absolutely. astonishing to think three years ago to the week it was the aurora movie theater
now out west the penalty phase for convicted murderer james holmes will begin in a colorado courtroom in just moments. holmes is facing the death penalty after he was convicted of murder in the aurora movie theater massacre three years ago. he killed 12 people and injured 70 others. karen is here. good to see you in person. >> yes here in the flesh. >> we're talking about saving his life. >> first is your technical strategy which is put all your objections on the record so you can set this up for appeal because believe it or not, jose all these cases are won on a second trial or second penalty phase on technical jury instructions. we have a lot of that especially because you have 165 counts. your second strategy is go for
spend the rest of his life if they decide against the death penalty. a former brother-in-law on wednesday testified that dzokhar went along with anything his brother tamerlan said to do. emotional testimony in the colorado courtroom from a woman who survived the aurora movie theater massacre but lost a friend in the carnage. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70. sandy phillips lost her daughter. she has no plans to stop going to court. >> you get through the day. you're exhausted. you go home. you try to eat something. you go to bed and you prepare yourself as best you can to go through it the next day. but it's extremely hard and it is extremely hard when you hear that you are supposed to have empathy or sympathy for the person that butchered your
the year. john. >> thank you, athena. a few hour testimonies resumes in the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial in boston. the jurors will hear more from the defense about the super max prison where the convicted marathon bomber would spend the rest of his life if they decide against the death penalty. on wednesday, a former brother-in-law testified that dzokhar went along with anything his brother tamerlan said to do. emotional testimony in the colorado courtroom on wednesday from the woman who survived the aurora movie theater massacre, but lost a friend. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70. sandy sandy sandy phillips was in court. >> you get through the day. you are exhausted. you go to bed and you prepare
the jurors will hear more about the super max prison where he would spend the rest of his life. emotional testimony in the colorado courtroom from the woman who survived the movie theater massacre. james holmes accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70. sandy phillips lost her daughter. she has been in court each day and has no plans to stop going. >> you get through the day. you're exhausted. you go home. you try to eat something. you go to bed. you prepare yourself as best you can to go through it the next day. but it is extremely hard and it is extremely hard when you hear that you're supposed to have empathy or sympathy for the person that butchered your
history as the nation's first african-american woman to serve as attorney general. she'll be sworn in later this morning by vice president joe biden. lynch was confirmed last week by the full senate more than five months after president obama nominated her. nearly three years after the rampage the death penalty trial for the man police say is behind the aurora movie theater massacre begins. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people back in july of 2012. during a midnight screening of "the dark knight rises." holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. he faces the death penalty. rescue and recovery teams searching for five people after their boats overturned during weekend storms. the severe weather killing two people when the boat capsized in a regatta. two of the women held captive for more than ten years