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It relates to time. mentally competent to stand trial means right now. does he understand whats going on? insanity defense relates to his mental state at the time that the crime took place. so theres a lot of evidence in this case, apparently, that he was looking on the internet about possible penalties, what does it mean about solitary confinement, the death penalty. all of that would be relevant on the question of insanity, if thats what he winds up pleading. that has no relevance to the quest...

Mentally competent to stand trial means right now. does he understand whats going on? insanity defense relates to his mental state at the time that the crime took place. so theres a lot of evidence in this case, apparently, that he was looking on the internet about possible penalties, what does it mean about solitary confinement, the death penalty. all of that would be relevant on the question of insanity, if thats what he winds up pleading. that has no relevance to the question of right now, is...

Trial means right now. does he understand whats going on? insanity defense relates to his mental state at the time that the crime took place. so theres a lot of evidence in this case, apparently, that he was looking on the internet about possible penalties, what does it mean about solitary confinement, the death penalty. all of that would be relevant on the question of insanity, if thats what he winds up pleading. that has no relevance to the question of right now, is he fit to stand trial. >> e...

good evening. breaking news tonight in the search for victims in the joplin tornado. first, though, i want to show you some remarkable new video showing the initial moments after the tornado struck, video captured by a couple racing to find a family member, a brother looking for his sister through a neighborhood which after the tornado they barely even recognized. >> oh, look at this. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. >> it went right through here. i dont kno...

>> i dont know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. dont step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> well keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i dont know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. its the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video. everything is so destroyed, you cant even tell where you are. they went to find her sist...

oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. >> it went right through here. i dont know where we are. >> i dont know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. dont step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> well keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i dont know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. its the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video...

and mr. obama goes to europe. one irish town prepares for his presidential visit. well have more on the trip and why today he had to explain his recent remarks on the middle east. the best political team live on television live in dublin for you. im don lemon reporting from los angeles. the news starts right now. and in just a short time, i want to tell you the lapd will hold a news conference. a news conference to announce the arrest, to announce the arrest in the horrific beating t...

Front of the judge? >> begging and pleading. there is no deal. the proposal they just filed moments ago, a 16-page application for bail, and its really a fairly straight-forward proposal. $1 million bond. 24-hour monitoring in an apartment in new york. and an ankle bracelet, electronic monitoring, so that if he leaves a prescribed area, bells will go off and -- >> he could be wearing his own gps? >> exactly, which is actually fairly common for bail in a federal court proceeding where there are a...

Resignation of george mitchell, netanyahu coming here and king jordan pleading for u.s. proposals but the u.s. is not pitching a plan. is there some pressure on him from those in congress and others in previous administrations wanting him to propose an american plan but theres really nothing. >> isnt egypt slow walking towards democracy now. i dont think you c can -- technically, it is a democracy but you have a situation where the army is in charge and things are just as brutal as they were. >>...

joint chiefs chairmen mike mullen and defense secretary bob gates expressed strong concern for safety of the s.e.a.l.s. each of them gave a stark warning. >> from my perspective, it is time to stop talking. and we have talked far too much about this. we need to move on. its a story that if we dont stop talking, it will never end. and it needs to. >> im very concerned about this. because we -- we wont to retain the capability to carry out these kinds of operations in the future. and whe...