from tom sullivan whose son alex was killed on his 27th birthday. he talked about the frantic search for his son in the early morning hours of july 20th, 2012. before that robert wingo whose ex-wife rebecca was killed gnatin the massacre. the couple shared custody of two daughters and robert wingo described the impact of the loss of the daughters mother. she was oh of she was fearless around intelligent, strong willed and those are some of the things that while they ve been instilled in the kids, it s that s not a model that they have on a day-to-day basis anymore. defense attorney for holmes rebecca his told the jurors in hopinge opening statements in this phase, not to answer dealtth with death. they will have tomorrow to decide james holmes fate.
the other cohosts initially taken aback by the remarks and then rosy perez said she was overly offended and defended her and some people thought the comments were racially charged. developing now, phase three of the portion of the trial for james holmes under way. heartwrenching testimony from robert wingo who lost his ex-wife and mother of his children rebecca. she was she was fearless and intelligent, strong willed and those are some of things that while they have been instilled in the kids it s that s not a mod thael they have on a day-to-day basis anymore. jurors decided yesterday to keep the death penalty on the table for the convictioned aurora movie theater shooter. same jury found holmes guilty killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. city of baltimore is
the border needs to be secure expanded guest worker programs. i don t think this administration is serious about border security or protecting working men and women. i think we need to narrow the number of people. cut it down some? down to spouse and minor children. missing from the forum and discussion of immigration was republican front-runner donald trump. however, during an appearance on morning joe today he said he can win all minority votes. a lot of hispanics that are legally in this country, they agree with me. i m getting letters and calls all the time. i think i m going to win this will surprise you. i think i m going to win the hispanics and i think i am going to win the africa-american vote. with us to break it down, in nbc s mark murray. to both of you, thank you for being with us. let s get started with mark murray, nbc s senior political politicaleder to here. let s break it down, especially when it comes to the fight on that platform for el
everybody at home. what bought you there with you and rebecca. me an rebecca were not friends that long. we were friends about a month. she was one of people with bright smile. she was a chinese linguist in the military. had two great kids. committed to relationship with her ex-husband, robert wingo where the kids were all together. anybody added on part of that family. i felt part of their family. that was tragic it was torn apart. now it has been three christmases they have seen their mom. it has been three christmases and easter. it is tough part of this case is the memory of the other even the other 11 and also the baby and hanging out with, you know, just the different folks in the trial and, who are part of it. it is really somber in the courtroom. even in the overflow. martha: no doubt. marcus when you were sitting in the theater that night what was the first thing you saw? did you see james holmes at any point when the firing began? well absolutely.
baltimore with a special edition of america s newsroom. martha: the police lifted the curfew and reopened the streets. while looting was stopped there were protesters who powered into the streets and the police had to use pepper spray and gas to hold the protesters back. bill: day two the headline is unsettled peace. martha: peter doocy is with us now. reporter: the sun is shining and the air has cleared. the streets and the sidewalks are still littered with these cannisters of smokes, bombs and of the pepper balls that were used to disperse the crowds. you look here. officers are letting traffic through for the first time in a few days at pa and north street. but they are still standing right here keeping a close eye on everybody that drives by and everybody that walks by. things were so bad yesterday and the night before that they want to be here just in case. they still have the big guns and the body armor. at least 10 stragglers were arrested for violating the overn