it. it makes me sad to think that people will -- they feel that they're protecting themselves but they're just adding to the problem. >> reporter: there was also a surge in gun sales in colorado following the aurora movie theater massacre and after the 2011 mass shooting in tucson, gun purchases in arizona spiked. nancy elis grieves for the victims in her own backyard. >> my heartbreaks for them. i truly do. >> reporter: this is about protecting her rights for her. >> did the guns cause the tragedy? no. it is the person behind the gun that caused the tragedy. >> reporter: for "outfront," poppy harlow, newtown, connecticut. all right, in "money and power" stop right there because a big airline merger was blocked today. this is important. the u.s. justice department and attorney generals from six states have filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed $11
following the aurora movie theater massacre and after the 2011 mass shooting in tucson, gun purchases in arizona spiked. nancy elis grieves for the victims in her own backyard. >> my heartbreaks for them. i truly do. >> reporter: this is about protecting her rights for her. >> did the guns cause the tragedy? no. it is the person behind the gun that caused the tragedy. >> reporter: for "outfront," poppy harlow, newtown, connecticut. all right, in "money and power" stop right there because a big airline merger was blocked today. this is important. the u.s. justice department and attorney generals from six states have filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed $11 billion combination of american airlines and us airways. they say that two lead to higher prices and lower service which often happens in airline mergers. an analyst agrees and said the
amendment rights like this. he's 77 years old, he's fought for this country, he's done his service and they want him to choose between having a home and his right to bear arms and protect themselves in his home. they had no right to do this. furthermore, that property was constructed with federal money. it's illegal to prohibit legal gun ownership on government funded property. they were all wrong on this one. >> meg,what the apartment complex basically says they were thinking in terms of context. this is colorado. colorado has obviously done a lot of soul searching after the aurora movie theater massacre and the complex wanted it to be a gun-free zone. do the landlords or the owners of any apartment building not have the right to make their own place a smoke-free zone or a kid free-throw zone or a gun-free zone? >> they do. with a private property owner, there are more rights to contract and to lease with the people that are leasing from them.
simply remarkable. a judge says evidence from two dating web sites can be used in the murder trial of james holmes. the suspected gunman in the aurora movie theater massacre had profile on match.com and adult friend finder.com. on both sides he allegedly wrote will you visit me in prison? holmes' attorneys tried to block the evidence. prosecutors say it proves that holmes knew what he was doing in the days leading up to the shooting, and they say it shows he was not insane. nothing like a little controversy to boost sales. "rolling stones" july issue that's controversial is on the cover. sold twice as many copies as usual. the magazine took a lot of heat for glamourizing the terror suspect, but sales skyrocketed even though chains like walgreens and stop and shop refused to sell it in their stores. the producers of "glee" plan to deal with the death of actor cory monteith's head on. they say the story line will
into the train crash in canada the worse it seems to get. >> good morning to you at home. 20 people are now confirmed dead in the quebec train disaster. many, many more are still missing but investigators say they were likely incinerated in that inferno. we want to show you new aerial images showing you the before and after damage, you can see that explosion leveled the town. this as the railway ceo places blame on an employee, casting doubt on the engineer's story that he said 11 handbrakes on train cars before they broke three. for the first time attorneys for james holmes admits he killed 12 people and wounded dozens more but they say he was in the throes of a psychotic episode when he committed the aurora movie theater massacre. holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 166 counts of attempted murder and other charges. >> a setback for randy travis, he's out of surgery after
attorneys for james holmes will ask a judge today to change their client's plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. the suspect in the aurora movie theater massacre is facing possible death penalty. a mental evaluation could take weeks or even months. holmes accused of opening fire in a crowded theater, killing 12 people, wounding 70 others. and coming up a mother's day surprise in the form of an eight-foot alligator. saying good morning on her front porch. >> happy mother's day. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®.
recognizing pain. he was never convicted of any criminal action before this l let's go to james holmes, aurora movie theater massacre suspect. holz purchased his weapons legally at local gun shops but a university of colorado psychiatrist alerted his school about holmes potentially homicidal behavior. they did not act. therefore he was not ruled mentally unfit and would not have come up on a background check for that and therefore he was allowed to buy the guns. let's go to jared lochner, the accused tucson shooter. he also purchased his weapons legally. here is his mental background. arizona police at his community college were alerted to disruptive classroom behavior but a court never declared him mentally unfit. that did not stop him from getting a weapon either. go to the vin goo tech -- virginia tech shooter, cho he was ruled mentally unsound. state law granted him to access to weapons because he
today for mike and cynthia mclelland. a public memorial took place yesterday and gun store owner will appear tonight on erin burnett "outfront" at 7:00 p.m. gunfire and bloodshed inside a jackson, mississippi police headquarters. a homicide detective and the murder suspect he was questioning found dead following an apparent altercation. the slain detective has been identified as eric smith. he's a husband. he's a father of two teenage sons. it's not clear if the gun used to kill him was his own gun. new this morning a psychiatrist who treated james holmes warned police a month before the aurora movie theater massacre that the suspected shooter was a danger to the public. documents released this week show that dr. lynn fenton, a psychiatrist with the university of colorado, contacted a campus officer about holmes. an affidavit claims that holmes had stopped seeing dr. fenton and was sending her threatening text messages. a teenage hiker is recovering this morning after a dramatic rescue in orange county, california. missing for five days, a search
other jurors. president obama in colorado today making his case once again for congress to take action on gun control. he'll meet with law enforcement and community leaders at the denver police academy, not far from the site of the aurora movie theater massacre. colorado just expanded background checks for gun purchases, and placed restrictions on gun magazines. pope francis paying his respects to the late pope john paul ii. the pontiff made a private visit last night to john paul's tomb to mark the eighth anniversary of his death. the pope spent time kneeling in silent prayer at the tomb. pope francis also prayed at the tombs of pope john xxiii and st. pius x. the next iphone could be on its way. "the wall street journal" says apple will start producing a refreshed iphone sometime this quarter. that could mean a summer release. also a smaller, less expensive iphone could be launched this year. there's demand for cheaper phones. last quarter apple's older iphone models sold very, very
people in the area, so i then called and asked. i'm glad to live in a community where people are so willing to help out. it's -- it's wonderful. >> mom, cynthia, along with her husband and nephew were able to get the woman on a boat to safety. she is just a little cold and wet, but that is one quick-thinking dispatcher. >> call mom for help. >> call mom. got to love mom. >> i call mom for just about anything. >> i do too. love you, mom. president obama heading to colorado today to make his case for congress to take action on gun control. he will meet with law enforcement and community leaders at the denver police academy, not far from the sight of the aurora movie theater massacre. he is calling on congress to at least vote on an assault weapons ban and limits on large-capacity magazines. colorado expanded background checks and placed restrictions on magazines. so how are the gun laws that are already on the books enforced?