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movie theater massacre on friday, james holmes, is due in court this 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 he used in the attack two months ago and purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the intern...

wearing tactical gear, he slipped out of the theater and looked like any other swat team member on the scene except for one mistake. >> there was one particular piece of equipment that he had on him that was out of place. i am so proud of my officers that they spotted that right away and challenged him. >> authorities were able to clear out all of the explosives in holmes apartment. including 30 homemade grenades designed to kill whoever walked in and triggered a trip wire. among the e...

>> micayla medek. >> we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alex sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alexander teves. >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember. >> and the mayor also tonight of aurora speaking about his community, saying he did not want to talk about the suspect in all of this. this was a tribute to the families, to the people who lost their lives, to those who were injured. >> tonight we honor loved ones no longer with...

colorado. thanks for joining us tonight. im will thomas. >> im maureen umeh. we begin with the top story of the weekend, nation in mourning following fridays movie massacre. president obama traveled to the scene in aurora, colorado. >> new details are emerging about the gunman and the search of his apartment plus we try to understand what could have motivated the killings. >> the mass shootings in colorado killed 12 people and injured nearly 60 people, but tonight president obama trave...

sitting at that beautiful vigil last night, where more than 10,000 members of the community came out, they cheered every time that the name of one of the victims was read. they have made it clear that they want them to be remembered, but the biggest ovation came when the governor said this. take a listen. >> and i refuse to say his name. [ cheers and applause ] in my house, were just going to call him suspect "a." >> the president had made that pledge as well, to the victims families w...

>> micayla medek. >> we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alex sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alexander teves. >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> and the mayor also tonight of aurora speaking about his community, saying he did not want to talk about the suspect in all of this. this was a tribute to the families, to the people who lost their lives, to those who were injured. >> tonight we honor loved ones no longer with us. tonight we suppo...

so a lot of whats in the search warrant will not be made public for a long time as this point. and from this point forward, charges one week from now and then the schedule of a preliminary hearing at which time there will be some testimony taken probably from tr both sides just as to establish there is probable cause for an arraignment. and then at that point a couple things will kick in. well hear about -- the clock will start for the prosecution during which they have to decide wheth...

questions about that initial advisement? >> judge, weve advised mr. holmes (inaudible) >> thank you, mr. king. >> reporter: the hearings purpose was to inform holmes of charge he is would soon face. >> youve committed the offense of first degree murder, a class one felony under colorado law. >> reporter: the prosecutor will file those charges by next monday and the public defender is expected to soon file a motion for a mental health evaluation-- routine in these cases. >> you shall re...

northwest side of the city just a minute ago. you might encounter a sprinkle or two. the possible of scattered thunderstorms later this afternoon. they will be widely scattered and kind of a mix of sunshine with some clouds as well. temperature at reagan national, 76 degrees. humidity, 91%. here is your forecast for your monday. plenty of clouds to start your da. you will see a little sunshine working in as well. high temperatures, low to mid- 90s so about 10 degrees warmer than yester...

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...