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tv. many here today as they come and pay their respects are trying to make sense of this senseless tragedy. luke? >> tough thing to do. adam, thanks so much for your report. we appreciate it. the man charged with shooting a ten-year veteran of the harris county sheriff's office in texas is held on capital murder charges after appearing in court today. the d.a. says 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times in the head. and back. nbc's jamie novogrod on the ground in houston. what happens next in this case? >> reporter: well, luke, legal experts here in texas say a grand jury will be convened. this is a capital case meaning the suspect shannon miles faces the death penl. miles arrested saturday. he is accused of gunning down a sheriff's deputy on friday night at an area gas station. today in court, we heard gruesome details. the d.a. said when deputies arrived, they found 15 shell
welcome back, everybody. breaking news out of the new hampshire where we finally have the verdict being read in the owen labrie case, the 19-year-old that faced nine different charges allegedly sexually assaulting a freshman at the elite st. paul's school. right now, the breakdown as we have it is mixed from this jury of nine men and three women. they just returned. jamie novogrod is outside the courthouse to break down what it means and the most serious of charges, jamie, found not guilty as i understand it. >> reporter: yes. he was found not guilty on the three most grave charges facing him, thomas. three felony sexual assault charges which each carried penalties of up to 20 years in prison. all of those, found not guilty and pointed out before the
the prosecution going after this young man, painting him as a predator trying to sexually score collectively with as many young women as he could before graduating, something on the campus of st. paul's called the senior salute. a lot of people knew about the culture, knew about the phrase, knew what that meant. but this young man according to his friends bragged about the interaction and the sexual intercourse that he had with this young accuser. we are not identifying the accuser and we have chosen to distort her voice if you do hear any of the testimony playback. right now, we are waiting to see exactly how court is going to be advancing but this is a jury made up of nine men and three women. and they have come back on these nine charges. as our jamie novogrod was telling us, to the future of owen labrie, not guilty coming to the most serious of those charges which were three different ones of aggravated felony assault.
has put out its own statement and said that the allegations are not emblematic of the values or culture, ari. >> jamie novogrod, thank you. i did interview several criminal law experts in new hampshire about the defense's strategy and told us that the cases hinge on the credibility of the accuser. you can find that entire report at msnbc.com. we have an update on emotional testimony in colorado as survivors and their family vs a final chance to speak at the sentencing hearing for convicted movie theater shooter james holmes. leanne gregg is live in sen innocent call, colorado, with more. >> reporter: ari, dozens of people are continuing to testify today about how the crime impacted their lives. holmes is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole where a jury failed to agree on a death penalty. he got life.
involved. >> former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney seema iyer, it's great to see you. >> thank you. the st. paul school rape trial under way. the 16-year-old is on the stand explaining the e-mails and facebook exchanges she had with her accuser, owen libris. he asked her to go for a walk on campus, but she testified she questioned his intentions. i had heard too many rumors as of late, and i was wary of what his intentions were. i did think it was gross and i wanted to make an impact. i wanted to maybe knock him down a little so i didn't feel he could pressure other people in doing that as well. msnbc's jamie is outside the courthouse. jamie, what's the latest from the court as of now? >> the defendant is continuing her testimony and has grown -- pardon me, jose -- the accuser,
active dormrespective dorms. she said she was afraid of being caught, they looked down at a view that was spectacular looking down on the economic quad. the campus is known as being both elite and beautiful. she looked down on the quad. she said mr. libris said it was wet out there, it had recently been raining. they went outside to some industrial area on the floor. she said there were whirring machines, and that's when she said he forced himself upon her, they began kissing. she was okay with that, but she became uncomfortable because he became too assertive, and as she recalls, those details, she became emotional and started breaking down. owen libris has pled not guilty to a number of sexual assault charges. >> jamie novogrod, thank you very much. appreciate it. new details on hillary
accuser said when she received that first e-mail. i thought that i should decline intentions that he wanted to have a senior salute with you, was the question, and she said, yes, to kiss me or something. so she clearly had some issues with responding positively to these e-mails. we will, of course, continue to watch this case. jamie, thank you for being with me c me. appreciate your time. developing now, more bad news for president obama, a second key democratic senator announced his opposition to the nuclear deal with iran. new jersey center bob bonetta announced he will not support the plan. >> the president has clearly said this is between this agreement or war. we should make it clear we want a deal, but we want the right deal. >> senator hernandez now joins
it was only hellos, no real conversation really we've ever had. >> did you consider that you were friends? >> maybe by association, sure. >> her testimony ended right about there. it's expected to resume tomorrow. labrie, as you've noted, has pled not guilty and we expect to hear tomorrow from other people who will testify as to the culture on this campus, reverend. >> jamie novogrod, thank you very much for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> i want to turn now to judge faith jenkins and municipal judge eric guster. thank you both for being here. >> sure, thanks, rev. >> faith, how important is the testimony of the accuser in this trial? >> it's crucial in this case. really, this case will rise and fall on the testimony of two people, and that is the accuser and the defendant. and the prosecutor -- >> if he testifies. >> if he testifies. i think he will. >> he's not required to. >> he's not required to, but i
evaluation. however, that petition only good for about five days. it -- in order to be committed over a longer period, it would have required a second petition and only second petition to have triggered a flag to the national database and prevented him from buying the gun. we know today, nbc news learned from the georgia bureau of investigation that that second petition to commit him over the longer term was never signed. >> all right. jamie novogrod thank you so much for that. investigation is under way into the death of bobbi kristina brown. daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown. she was pronounced dead yesterday after just 22 years old. six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub like her mother. medical examiner says an autopsy will be conducted next to determine what led to her death. overseas president obama continues to make history on the