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Protective layer formed around johns demeanor. he learned the hard way to keep focus in and emotion safely at bay. it was easier that way. survival mode. >> he just focuses on putting one foot in front of the other. i think i do the same thing. and if you were to break down emotionally all the time or -- dwell on what happened you wouldnt get out of bed. >> reporter: the doctors let him go home finally, but since home was not exactly livable, he moved in with christopher at his townhouse. >> my ...

The hospital where her father was in intensive care. her brother, christopher, had already arrived. both of them were reeling from loss of their mother. and now they kept vigil at their gravely wounded fathers bedside. >> we didnt even know if he was going to live for a long time. >> reporter: pretty touch and go wasnt it? >> to say gruesome is, if i didnt know his hands and know little intricate pieces of him you wouldnt have known it was him. >> reporter: you faced the shocking prospect of bec...

But he didnt last at any of them. failed, got kicked out. of course, the whole family tried, said his sister melissa. the trouble wasnt the lack of love. not at all. was there a sense that christopher was loved? >> oh, no doubt about it. >> reporter: but neither love nor money could prevent christopher from always ending back in the same place, trouble. >> i know that he dealt drugs. and at one point he was arrested for it. when i was younger, and, you know that was something that my father bein...

Bothparents admitted to striking their son. what was the motive for the brutal and deadly beating during that counseling session? >> did not testify -- >> manslaughter in the first-degree. >> instead, they sat and listened to damaging testimony about what allegedly happened in that church counseling session. in the end, their 19-year-old son lucas was dead. their 17-year-old son christopher left in serious condition. daniel irwin, a deacon at the word of life christian church. he saw bruce leona...

Five death rates and all are states with high gun ownership. there is something of an alignment there. >> whats important about domestic violence, six states just this year made it tougher for abusers to get their hands on guns. bobby jindal signed a law making it tougher and scott walker signed a law making it tougher. they have presidential ambitions that just decided to have gun sense. >> on the broader picture of the politics of this, weve seen after shootings again and again, fits and start...

Interview. a nationwide manhunt under way this morning for a california man who officials say could be armed and dangerous. the fbi swarmed the san francisco apartment of 42-year-old ryan kelly chamberlain saturday. agents say they recovered illegal explosives. now, chamberlain, whos not made any known threats, is reportedly on the run. officials are asking for the publics help locating him. big development now in that california college shooting rampage that left 13 people wounded, 7 dead, ...

Sunday, thats our beach day. barbecue day in the northeast. look at all the sunshine from boston down towards d.c., temperatures between 75 and 80. delightful there. hot in texas. a faw storms across the midwest. 105 in phoenix. delightful weather for sunday. start making outdoor plans. >> what a lovely forecast. turning our attention out to the west a serious story, the aftermath and raw emotion. >> chris died because of craven irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights...

Travelers. jenna: right now a heartwarming story for the season toned on, a family winning a contest giving them their mortgage payment for a year, and wait until you hear why. patti ann. >> reporter: jenna, this florida family has been through a whole lot and are getting a big christmas gift, debbie and scott gouts son christopher died in 2007, he was just four years old, he had mitochondrial disease a. fatal rare illness and their son matthew, eight, suffers from the same genetic disorder, sco...

Public. being seen in various pictures with her daughter christina, son christopher. they went to lunch yesterday at a brentwood, california, restaurant. were hearing for the first time from the daughter of arnolds other woman speaking out in defense of her mom. >> my mom is a great woman. thats all i have to say. shes the most caring person youll ever know. >> schwarzenegger was supposed to start shooting the movie called "cry macho" about a horse breeder who wins the kentucky derby only to suc...

Nasa workers are now taking a look at the underside of the shuttle. heres a picture that was taken before "endeavour" docked with the international space station. mission managers say there are three potentially damaged areas. commander kelly says he is aware, but not worried. and weve seen before when there have been damage to either the heat shield or some tiles or something theyre able to do repairs in space? >> sometimes the little piece of damage can affect the shuttle and sometimes they su...