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First we have the latest from texas on the court-martial. hi, ed. >> reporter: good morning, kate. this is hardly your typical murder trial. military prosecutors are fighting for the death penalty in this case. but major nidil hasan is fighting his own war, trying to justify why he killed 13 and wounded more than 30 others. this morning, military prosecutors will continue calling survivors of the ft. hood massacre to testify against major nidil hasan. there is heavy security for the court-martial. the courthouse is blocked by stacks of sand baskets and rows of massive steel containers. major h...

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. ...