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Do, and he loved it, you know. i know even though he saved me, and he gave me the opportunity to live, he would have done it for anyone that day. >> joining me now is jon blunks cousin, jessica watts. i know you were one of the few family members who wanted to go into that courtroom yesterday. you wanted to look at the alleged shooter, james holmes, in that court appearance. first of all, our condolences to you. jon blunk was such a hero. we just heard the testimony from his friend. i want to he...

close you are to somebody and how important they are to you until you can test your friendship and literally say you were both willing to lay down your lives for each other. because she was willing to give up hers to let me run, and i was willing to give up mine to make sure she lived. and elton john gets personal about fame, about marriage, and fatherhood. >> i never thought i would be a father and i have now got a child, a son, and its the greatest thing in the whole wide world. >>...

the economy question by double digits or close that gap here. so look, hes got -- he is winning the default argument right now against the president. he is not yet winning an argument on behalf of mitt romney yet. thats a finite thing to explain. >> chris, do you think this shows some impact of the hammering from the obama campaign on mitt romney in terms of the type of business experience, the whole issue of not only the taxes but bain capital, what it does or doesnt do? >> sure. i me...

You know. so sad that she had to have life taken away from her so early. >> reporter: there are stories of courage, people who lost lives by saving others. jon blunk threw his girlfriend on the floor to shield her. matt mcquinn dove on top of his girlfriend and took the bullet instead. >> matt did what a man is supposed to do. you protect the ones you love no matter the cost. grad school. a.j. boik out of high school with dreams of life as a art teacher. alex sullivan had big plans. he turned 27...

short time that we have on earth and forever an eternity in heaven and let us glorify god and our love for him and let us glorify god and our love for one another and let us glorify god by responding to all violence by peace and to all evil with love. [ applause ] and so now let us bow our heads in prayer. loving and merciful god, we praise you and we adore you for your great mercy. you are truth, goodness, and beauty. you are the source of all that is good and all that is holy and you...

>> part of a vigil for those who died and those left still struggling with disbelief after the shooting. abcs brandi hitt in aurora with the latest on the investigation. brandi, what is the latest right now? >> reporter: good morning, rob, paula. it was just highly emotional evening for the victims and their families here. there was a prayer vigil held last night. and president obama was also here to share a lot of hugs and also tears. ♪ >> reporter: heartbreak and sadness filled the...

what he had. we are also obtaining the fullest picture yet of the 12 lives lost. the 6-year-old give who loved her ice cream and the navy sailor seen hiking in the mountains. our team is on the story from colorado to washington covering it all. first, the exclusive look at the video of the alleged gunman. tonight, the first video yet of the alleged gunman, james holmes. >> hello, im james. >> reporter: abc news has video of the suspected shooter recorded six years ago when holmes was 1...

clip. police are urgently seeking a motive and may have gotten a critical break in the case. authorities recovered a computer from the suspects booby trapped apartment and sources tell us more evidence of his batman obsession. abc news has learned police discovered a variety of batman paraphernalia including a poster and mask from the comic book series. many of my source s appear stunned at the suspects cold-blooded fury. >> gets you so angry, too, reports out of jail now he is showing...

as that is, with our doubt and our fears, let us turn to him. let us ask him for the hope that we need to see in the midst of this darkness a new day dawning here in our community of aurora. in the wake of a tragedy like this, the conversation often turns to moving on, to getting back to our daily lives. but the gospel speaks comforting words in this time of sorrow and tells us very clearly, blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. and thank you for the banner in the b...

violent entertainment culture have an influence on people any behavior. we heard lots of discussion on the two points over the weekend. you knew the conversations were going to come. they have for good reason. also this half-hour, new question as but a cover-up in the fukushima nuclear disaster. were workers there forced to lie about the danger. a different kind of meltdown. more than 20 people are burned when motivational guru tony robbins convinces them to walk on 2,000 degree co...