saying that americans deserve the right to defend themselves. that is the argument. a gun in the hand of secret service is not about work. you will be able to pray hard enough for a gun in the hands of a good guy if it s 3:00 a.m., to get there fast enough to protect you. megyn: predictably, is conference was interrupted twice by protesters. they were removed from the room. frank lautenberg is calling his comments reckless. saying that the nra wants of our communities with guns. james rosen has more. reporter: that afternoon. as fox news reported earlier this week, wayne lapierre and his argument about the placement of armed security, similar to that seen at the white house on capitol hill. what it when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday, what if he had been confronted by qualified on security? we will look resubmit if it is possible that 26 little kids 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day. reporter: lapierre i
gregg: fox news alert. awaiting the first court appearance of suspected colorado gunman james holmes. police saying he is not talking but that can not stop the wheels of justice. here is some of what we expect today. they will get a case filing. they will get some basic information to tell them what charges are appropriate and then the investigation will go on. they believe he is not competent to proceed, he will get sent down to be evaluated at the state hospital. gregg: janet johnson, a defense attorney licensed in colorado, anne-marie mcavoy is former licensed federal prosecutor. let me start with you. competency is understanding the charges against you and assisting to your defense. that sounds easy. i would point attention to the tucson shooter. it has been year far and jared love ton is yet to be
opportunity to talk to one much these sheeting victims who hopes to be there when this plays out in the courtroom today, right? reporter: absolutely, yes i did. her name is mikhail la hicks. she and her friend laurie were actually in theater 8. this was the theater next to theater nine, the one where the shooting actually took place. mikhail la was one of those people shot through the theater wall. she has a bullet lodged in her chin. doctors say it is safer there right now. she wanted her to rest after the tv interviews but she will try to get in the courtroom. i want to go to the courthouse and see as much as i can. if i can get in, see this guy, for how much hurt he has done to this whole state, this whole nation i don t think he is hurting yet and he needs to. reporter: holmes is held in solitary confinement and will be moved via underground tunnel in the facility to the courtroom. martha: that will be quite a scene. what a strong young lady. you will see more of he
religious leaders calling for strength. in aurora, while our hearts are broken, our community is not. we will take this experience and use it to strengthen our commitment to each other. to the families of those gathered here today, we remain here for you. our community is here for you. colorado is here for you and always will be. the senseless and evil act of violence left many of us wondering how and why this could happen. these questions arise when the everyday securities and certainties of life, the trust we carry in our fellow human beings, that we can go safely to work each day or go to school or to the movies are shaken. it s natural for us to wonder why does this kind of suffering happen and what does it really mean. martha: boy, indeed it is. those are the big questions this morning and police say that the 24-year-old suspect, james holmes is refusing to cooperate ahead of his court appearance which happens this morning. right now he is in solitary confinement.
they were thieves in the night and their crime was horrifying. two convicts out on parole broke into the home of a prominent doctor in cheshire, connecticut, and killed his wife and their two daughters in cold blood. only the doctor survived. today, the first of the suspects to stand trial was convicted of murder. he could get the death penalty. national correspondent jeff glor reports from the courthouse in new haven. jeff? reporter: katie, the jury today took only four and a half hours to deliberate. the reaction from inside the courtroom from family members was muted because they know this case is not over yet. the brutal murders of jennifer hawke-petit and her daughters haley, 17, and mikaila, 11, were described to a connecticut jury for nine days before they found co-defendant steven hayes guilty on 16 counts. the only survivor, dr. william petit, was asked if the quick verdict brought any relief. there s some relief, but my family is still gone. it doesn t bring the