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store. gabby giffords survived and is still recovering. he will avoid the death penalty. after the hearing a number of survivors came together outside the courthouse. give up this hopelessness in this country that we can t do anything. because we can and we must. these taboo words, gun control can be spoken plainly in the halls of congress again. one of ways i believe we can make good come out of this, is to begin some common sense discussion about who should bear arms. what hands should firearms go into. kyung lah was in the courtroom. he seemed calmer than previous appearances. clearly medicated. when he first walked into the courtroom, he did have an unusual look on his face a he looked at the public at his family and reporters and some of the victims. he looked very briefly at everyone and sat down. he was very calm. he sat very still and he was able to engage with his attorney as well as respond to questions from the judge. this is different from the jared lee
didn t have that gun? no, sir. you feel you would not be here? i feel that it was all god s plan and for me to second guess it or judge it is there anything you might do differently in retrospect now that time has passed a little bit? no, sir. joining us this morning criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor ann bremner is with us. thanks for being with us. nice to see you. clearly it was a friendly interview. how would you measure and gauge how he did? it was a friendly interview. i always think a closed mouth gathers no foot. i rarely regretted my silence, only my speech. he did a few things that will haunt him in a trial. number one, he apologized and then al sharpton apologize and had so should spike lee because they did something wrong, well, doesn t it follow that he apologized because he did something wrong? that s number one. number two, he said he didn t follow trayvon martin but he told the dispatcher he did and saying it was god s plan and he
plus anger and rage. heckling in the battle ground states. mitt romney this morning saying he doesn t believe in his words unilateral disarmament. so is staged heckling here to stay? groped at the gate, but the tables are turned. this time it s the tsa supervisor getting the enhanced patdown. the twist, the passenger is actually a former tsa agent. and swimming sensation, she s london bound for the paralympics. she has broken two world records, and she is just 17. already a hero in our book. we introduce you to new hampshire s own victoria arlan. cnn newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i m carol costello. after days of gut wrenching testimony, today could be the day that decides jerry sandusky s fate. a source telling cnn the former penn state football coach is fully prepped and ready to testify if his lawyers want him on the stand. most legal experts think that would be a disaster for the defense. yesterday, jurors heard fr