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to explain, that could be a lengthy process. brian? >> reporter: this is day one, to sit through a very large jury pool, a process that could take a few days. mayor sheila dixon walked into courthouse east just before 9:30 this morning. >> how are you feeling about today? >> i'm good. >> reporter: saying only she feels good on the first day of her trial. dixon is charged with stealing about $1,500 worth of gift cards meant for the needy and spending them on herself and her family. she will confront seven charges all together ranging from felony theft to misappropriation and misconduc...

authorities say a man opened fire in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go two years ago. police say jason rodriguez surrendered about two hours later after officers spotted him through windows of his mother's home. now to fort hood. the gunman is still in the hospital on a ventilator. and military officials on the base say they are still piecing together what might have pushed the army psychiatrist to turn on the soldiers he was trained to help. they had been investigating him in the past, and it was reported that he had sought psychiatric help himself. abc's john...

combat engineer howard appleby was on his way to treatment. he stopped to help the injured. >> it was just busy. just like we're back in iraq. >> reporter: among the wounded, suspect nidal malik hasan, an army psychiatrist, seen here in muslim dress, at a convenience store, the morning of the shooting. some say he shouted allah akbar, meaning god is great, before opening fire. >> this was a kick in the gut. not only for the fort hood community, but also for our entire army. >> reporter: 21-year-old private first class michael pearson, set to deploy to iraq lost his life. >> that fami...

. >> i know that my daughter is okay but this is family don't have their child tonight. >> the massacre at fort hood tonight. latest on the investigation and the shooter's connection to our area. unemployment heather a dangerous new high. the new number and how many more americans are out of work. freezing temperature for the first time this season. when that will happen coming up in my sky watch forecast. and where to go for some weekend fun and get rid of the weekend fun and get rid of the halloween left >> hello. >> 13 people are dead. 28 people injured after thursday's mass...

i mean, i though that he survived iraq twice, two different tours, and being that i didn't hear from him, i thought the worst and hoped for the best. >> reporter: nicole baptiste believes her husband is hiding his true feelings trying to protect her and her young son, so we talked to a psychologist on how military families can cope. captain rodriguez just returned from a year-long deployment. >> just being supportive and giving them time is the most important thing, because tall adjustments take time. >> reporter: cap rodriguez says 30% of soldiers will experience behavioral incident...