we heard from a bomb technician about what was inside james holmes apartment. reporter: that s right. it was fbi special agent who is a bomb technician sent to james holmes apartment after he told police that it was rigged to explode. what they found was of grave concern. a bomb robot video feed of the apartment showed fishing line connected to the front door as a trip wire for the devices inside. agent gumader showed a thermos, glycerin glycerin gas and ammonium chloride spread around the apartment set to go off like one giant bomb. james holmes father in court today and tearing up today. what was that about? this was rare. robert holmes was seen by our producer in the courtroom wiping
formal charges will be filed a week from today and likely include 12 counts of first-degree murder. the decision on whether he ll face the death penalty is months away. victims will be incompetent packeted for years. we want to get their impact before we make a decision. after the hearing a attorney for the holmes family spoke from san diego. the family wants to reiterate that their hearts go out to the victims and their families. the holmes family would like to maintain their privacy. so at this time, we will not be discussing james or his relationship to his family. police say holmes opened fire in a packed theater during a midnight showing of the batman film the dark knight rises. friends, family and mourners set up a makeshift memorial across the street from the scene. innocence. innocence was lost. according to authorities, holmes also planned a second scene of carnage with a booby-trapped apartment set to kill whoever opened the door and