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Jon: right now a funeral is getting underway in texas for a father murdered in last weeks colorado massacre. 51-year-old gordon cowden, originally from texas, had taken two of his teenage children to see the movie when shots rang out. the teens were not hurt. suspect james holmes will be on court on -- in court on monday to face charges. what can we expect? fred tecce is a former federal prosecutor, and, john, im guessing youre glad you dont have this case. >> the defense attorneys in this case ...

Pursuant to an open records request. once that information comes out, once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you cant put it back in. so right now i understand what hes doing. but going forward, i mean, denvers, you know, denver had the oklahoma city bombing cases. i mean, these people know how to handle big, difficult cases, and that was open to the public. and so, uni, this should be too -- you know, this should be too. of. jon: john manuel lin is back with us. change of venue, can this guy g...

Lawsuit that shes possible responsible? jenna: well look forward to see what that evidence is. jen and fred, nice to have you. >> thank you for having me. jenna: fred also brought his son whos taking over for me on set, so i may not be here -- >> ive got news for you, hes a heck of a lot better looking than i am. jenna: a.j., just relax. keep it easy there in that chair. [laughter] brad fred and jennifer, thank you very much. jon: he just doesnt have his law degree yet. usama bin laden was the t...

Experts say its highly likely that western states are going to need outside resources to fight them, so agencies in new mexico, colorado and arizona are bracing for the worst. jon? jon: that is an awful situation there. julie, thank you. >> reporter: sure. jenna: well, we have some new information today in the case of an oregon boy missing for nearly two years. his name, kyron horman. he disappeared without a trace from his school, and now the boys mother is reportedly planning to sue the last p...

False identity, the number two people that people get off the hook off once the real dna evidence comes in is their own confession. so this is the reason why new york law requires there be some type of corroboration other than the confession itself that this is the way it happened. jenna: wow. again, going back to this family, you just want some justice and some resolution for the family, and you wonder if theyre really going to get it here. fred and chip, its nice to have you. well have you bot...

Jon: harris, thank you. jenna: "happening now," the suspect in a 33-year-old murder mystery is reportedly on suicide watch. pedro hernandez is his name. hes expected to be arraigned today despite that. new york city police say he confessed to killing 6-year-old etan patz back in 1969. apparently, the confession says that hernandez strangled this little boy just a few steps from his home. were not clear on the motive or a lot of details except for the confession which were starting to hear more a...

Is not admissible. right now theres no body except for the individuals confession about how it happened, there is no physical evidence. and that confession might not be able to come to the sources in new york because of this very particular law that new york has. jenna: so then what? i mean, then what, chip? does that mean he would never have a trial? >> well, no, thats the reason why the continued investigation is so extraordinarily important in this particular case. the police are going to go ...

People know -- jon: fred is chomping at the bit. >> there thats not what theyre saying. first of all, hes charged with conspiracy, conspiracy to accept money and, secondly, conspiracy to make a false statement to the federal election commission. this is not -- >> hes not charged with that. he is charged with receiving illegal campaign -- >> youve got to let me finish, jennifer, youve got to let me finish, okay? the judge doesnt let this guy testify because in his opinion it wasnt a crime. thats ...

They can agree on the law, unlike you two. jennifer, fred, thank you. [laughter] >> thanks. jenna: itll be interesting to see what happens next. it could be jail, jail time or nothing for john edwards. jon: it could be a case of how the mighty have fallen or, you know, exoneration. jenna: or maybe a comeback story. oh, gosh, i dont know if were ready -- well, well see what happens. a health care overhaul rebate. how does that sound, right? why millions of americans may be getting checks in the m...

Exactly my point. [inaudible conversations] jon: how are the jurors? >> this should have never gone to a jury. this should have never gone to the jury. >> well, it should have been different charges. >> it should never be in front of a jury. jon: fred, isnt it true that the judges ruling, again, sort of watered-down or maybe lowered the bar for a conviction here, doesnt it effectively mean that if this jury finds, decides that he really was trying to just hide this pregnancy and affair from his ...