the simple act of going to the movies, but sometimes the real superheroes are not on the big screen. 26-year-old john blunk wanted to become a navy zeal, but his life ended right in the line of fire at home. what a great hero he is. he provided me the opportunity to survive. reporter: matt mcquinn took a bullet shielding his girlfriend and her brother, 24-year-old alexander tavis was hit has he pushed his girlfriend out of the way. and jesse childress died trying to save a female air force colleague. friday was alex sullivan s birthday. he was secretly engaged to his girlfriend and last night was honored at his high school. he played on the baseball team and had more friends than anybody i have noun. reporter: 24-year-old mckayla was a green bay fan, and this mom was pursuing her degree. and 24-year-old john thomas
olympics in 1948 in the wake and rubble of world war ii. there will be time late during the week to talk about all going on here and to introduce you to some of the americans who hope to leave with gold, but the news now is of course back at home in the united states. and that s exactly where we begin in colorado where six hours from now 24-year-old james holmes is scheduled to make his first court appearance since the friday movie theater shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 others injured. officials say the alleged shooter is not cooperating and a motive is still not clear. police have finished collecting evidence from the suspect s apartment that was bobby-trapped when the complex was raided with explosives. the associated press reports the investigators also found a batman mask in the apartment and the rest of the apartment building remains on shutdown due to chemical hazards. we also learned the suspect applied to a local gun range last month but was rejected after t
are the good people who are impacted by this tragedy. both the president and mitt romney have asked colorado and tv radio stations to hold off on airing their political ads until for thor notice. joining me from aurora colorado, john chirek, thank you for waking up early. what s the latest in aurora? reporter: good morning, willie. james holmes first court appearance is four hours from now in aurora outside of denver. we are expecting it to be a brief court appearance. the judge is going to perhaps read the charges against him for the first time, which are certainly going to include multiple accounts of first-degree murder. no question about that. and he could face the death penalty as this court case goes on to the next several weeks, months and years. the police chief of aurora, his name is daniel oates, said the shootings are a result of calculation and deliberation. he s trying to show this was not the result of some crazed man but somebody who really planned this bu