hughes' flight was "indistinguishable on radar from nonaircraft such as a flock of birds or balloon." asked whether it could have been shot down, the commander of norad said no. because it wasn't detected. that contradicts testimony from the capitol police chief who claimed it could have been shot down. hughes remains under house arrest in florida. by all accounts, the first full day of testimony in the colorado theater massacre was heart breaking. witnesses described what looked like a scene from a horror film after the gunman was done. complete chaos and carnage. clayton sandell has details. >> reporter: the testimony about that night is wrenching. >> i got down. everybody screaming. >> there was blood on the seats. >> reporter: and listening in court the killer's parents, robert and arlene holmes as prosecutors paint their son as a calculating monster who deserves to die. >> he would make himself feel better by killing people. >> reporter: the couple writing in the denver post have insisted