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>> jamie: he is accused of committing the horrific massacre in tucson two weeks ago and now he will face a federal judge tomorrow, if happens, in phoenix. jared loughner is accused of killing six people, injuring more than a dozen others, after police say he opened fire at congresswoman gabrielle giffords' event outside a safeway supermarket. loughner is facing three indictments now. what could change. casey stegall is live in phoenix with the latest this morning. how will the criminal hearing play out tomorrow? do we know? >> reporter: we do know. we are getting more information about that. w...

Serbia in 1999. the defense ministry and pentagon have not commented. those are the top stories. back to you. >> shannon: peter, thank you very much. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is beginning the hardwork of recovery as she starts rehab in houston. the man trying to assassinate her is due to appear in federal court in phoenix tomorrow. casey stegall is there with details. >> reporter: good to see you. the court hearing starts at 1:30 local time. that's 3:30 eastern at the federal courthouse behind me in downtown phoenix. two major things are going to happen. jared loughner is expec...

Including attempting to assassinate congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and the attempted murder of two of her staff members. casesy steegel is live in phoenix, with more and, how will the criminal proceeding play out? >> reporter: gregg, we understand it will be a very quick hearing tomorrow, at 1:30 local time, 3:30 eastern. and, two things will happen, essentially, 22-year-old jared loughner will enter a plea and, them, the trial date is going to be set. we understand that the trial would not begin until late this year. loughner has already waived his right for a trial by jury and so i judge ...

He would ever go through the light of day? why go through the expense? >> because that's what justice requires. the fact is we have nonfederal employees, including a 9-year-old girl, who was murdered by this guy. and so the state of arizona must pursue state charges and indeed seek death penalty. richard's also right, that if the murder of chief judge john roll that's a much more complicated pmatter, as well as the murder of gabe zimmerman. while the feds are going forward, the state justice mechanism will continue to pursue charges against him because they want death penalty. >> as we know, a...

U.s. district court late yesterday. they include the attempted assassination of the congresswoman and the attempted murders of two of her staffers. noticeably for the deaths of judge john roll and staffer gabe zimmerman. that's why prosecutors are calling this an initial indictment and really just the beginning' they could carry the death penalty and they could take their time with it. it skips over the need for a preliminary hearing. at a prelim prosecutors will show their hand and bring this case to trial. they won't have to do that, it will go straight to an arraignment and it is set for mo...