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morning. heres the latest. holmes is "lawyered up and isnt talking." the question asked now is whats the motive behind the attack? the answer is still unclear. 12 people were killed, 58 wounded. we know holmes applied for membership at a gun range. he was rejected because of a bizarre voice mail. he started buying the weapons and purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the internet. the residents of aurora, colorado are mourning the victims trying to make sense of this. manuel galleg...

with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it was a strange and jarring picture. we got our first look today at the man accused of the worsz mass shooting in u.s. history-- the movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado. 24-year-old james holmes made his first court appearance, but from the looks of him, it wasnt entirely clear that he knew he was there. sitting next to one of his attorneys, his orange hair made him look like a character from the batman movies. as the judge spoke, hol...

Released purple balloons into the air. our producer tells us that people made signs for a.j.boika recent graduate of the school. he died during the shooting. anna kooiman live with more. what can you tell us? >> the 12 victims range in age from 6 to 51. veronica moser was the youngest killed. her mother fighting for her life in critical condition, still doesnt know her six-year-old daughter is dead. 27-year-old matt mcquinn died while shielding his girlfriend, samantha, from the gun fire. she es...

His girlfriend. a navy veteran, two children. 18-year-old a.j.boik, a local student at gateway high school. petty officer third class, john larimer, 27. he joined the navy just last year e is being mourned by his parents and four siblings. 32-year-old rebecca wingo was a single mom of two daughters, going to the local community college hoping to build a better life for them and in the meantime was working at a local restaurant. gordon cowden had taken his two teenage daughters to see the new bat...

Compelled. they waned to do something. they wanted to pay their respects. we want to pay our respects as well as we see these moving pictures of all of the victims who have been lost there. there are memorials to each of them as i walked across the street. there are eight men who died in the theater. four women. the oldest was 51, the youngest, six. three of the men we have confirmed died while they were saving their girlfriends lives. i saw a memorial across the street to jessica ghawi, the asp...

Fan, 27-year-old alex sullivan, would have been celebrating his birthday. he was described as a ball of joy. and rebecca wingo mother of two, described as having a bubbly personality worked in customer relations, 24-year-old jessica ghawi had plans to be a sports reporter and na narrowly missed a shooting in canada last month. 27-year-old john larimer was a navy sailor at buckley air force base, a good sense of humor, youngest of five siblings, serving alongside larimer was 29-year-old jesse chi...

John, the president will be in colorado today to meet with the grieving families. it is not a role any president relishes, the consoler and chief. president obama seems to understand the importance of it. it does help not just victims families but the country, no? >> no question about it. a lot of the role of the presidency is to serve as the symbolic leader of the nation in terms of governor and moments like this where you try to strike a tone appropriate to the moment. we have seen presidents ...

Her only child is gone. gone too, 18-year-old a.j.boik, who wanted to be an art teacher. micayla medek was attending community college. rebecca wingos friends loved her. >> i want people to remember her as an amazing mother that would sacrifice everything. >> jessica ghawi wanted to make it as a sportscast ter. john larimer served in the navy, jesse childress in the air force. john blunk dove on top of his girlfriend. so did matt mcquinn, shielded his date, samantha. >> they had the sfaparkle ...

Member of his family about the loss that they are feeling. 18-year-old a.j. boik was a local. gateway high school. petty officer third class john larimer, 27 years old. he just joined the navy last year. he leaves behind four siblings. 32-year-old rebecca wingo had two daughters. as a single mom she was trying to make a better life for them. she had enrolled in a local community college and was working at a restaurant to help pay for that. and 51-year-old gordon cowden, in a theater that was lar...

International statesmanship, a form man policy acumen, which he doesnt have as a former governor, going to the olympics presents a unifying message. i am not sure it is going to have the same impact as barack obama did four years ago but is probably a smart thing for mitt romney to do. >> i have got no more time but looking at barack obama four years ago, no gray in his hair. it is a tough job these last four years, no doubt. thank you so much, john, christina, good to see you. >> thanks, alex. ...