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Nidal hasan has a somewhat jaded view of where he sits. he thinks he is going to be a martyr and he may have a small following. it is not that big. >> reporter: from the start nidal hasan admitted he was the shooter who walked into a fort hood medical processing building and started firing on unarmed fellow soldiers, testimony from more than 90 witnesses and survivors was graphic describing the chaos and may hem that was overcome with blood and smoke as lasers from hasan's hand gun crus crossed the room targeting victims, many of the soldiers described how hasan specifically targeted uniformed...

Prove to be a painful side show, hasan, who is an army psychiatrist has not been told he cannot argue he killed american soldiers because in his view they were preparing to fight muslims in afghanistan and iraq. since he's acting out his own attorney he'll ask a series of questions for his standby attorneys to ask him. >> a defendant i believe has the right to, we know he has the right to represent himself and he has the right to do it poorly, and i think he has the right to ask for capital punishment. >> reporter: which leaves shooting survivors like christopher royal anxious for hasan to go ...

Victims. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. >> reporter: 41-year-old christopher royal is one of those victims prepared to stare down hasan in court. the chief warrant officer is still recovering from the wounds, nerve damage down his arms and legs but the trauma is more mental for this married father of a young boy. >> i can't go to crowded places anymore. i don't even really go to the mall anymore. i can't take my child to disneyland because i can't deal with it. i can't take my child to six flags, because i can't deal with it. >> reporter: royal has found solace and healing in the gym. ...

Duty to kill as many soldiers as possible and that he was targeting soldiers preparing to fight in afghanistan. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. >> reporter: 41-year-old christopher royal is one of those victims preparing to stare down hasan in court. the officer is recovering from his wounds, nerve damage down his arms, back and legs and the trauma is more for this married father of a young boy. >> i don't go to places. i don't go to the mall any more. i can't take my child to disneyland because i can't deal with it. i can't take my child to six flags because i can't deal with it. >> re...

More than 30 others in the horrific ft. hood massacre four years ago. hasan went on to say i was on the wrong side and i switched sides. prosecutors say hasan felt a jihad duty to kill as many soldiers as possible, that he was targeting soldiers preparing to deploy to fight war in afghanistan. heavy security is in place for major hasan's court martial. it block by sand baskets. he has flown in by helicopter from the nearby county jail where he is being held. he is acting as his own attorney and will likely question his own victims as the trial continues. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. ...