we, the jury, find the defendant, james eagan holmes, guilty of murder in the first degree after deliberation. so that was the first count. and then the judge continued guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, over and over and over again. the judge reading verdict after verdict after verdict, all guilty. the man used his legally purchased glock .40 caliber pistol and his smith & wesson assault rifle and his remington shotgun and his tear gas grenades and 6,000 rounds of ammunition all purchased legally and he took 12 lives and tried to take 70 more. guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty. and now the same jury will decide if he gets the death penalty on the day that we have to now return to more coverage of today s mass shooting. the latest one. not anywhere near the next one after aurora, just the one that happened today. the signs are everywhere. the lincoln summer invitation is on. get exceptional offers on the compact utility mkc,
security holes in its computer system. those million miles enough for several first-class trips to asia or up to 20 round-trip domestic flights. and those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 17th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. we begin this half hour with the shock and grief over that attack in tennessee that left four marines dead. the gunman first unleashed a barrage of bullets on a military recruitment center in chattanooga, tennessee, without even getting out of his car. he then drove to a navy and marine training center where he opened fire again. the suspect, 24-year-old muhammad youssef abdulazeez also dead, and three others were wounded. he just pulled up and next thing you know he lifted up his arms like this with a big, black gun, and just it was one shot and then it was just endless shots, one after another, just
certainly tell you, this type of attack was his most urgent and pressing fear. pierre thomas abc news washington. you can stay with us here at abc news as we follow developments from chattanooga all morning long. look for live coverage on america this morning and good morning america. a trial date has been set for the suspect charged in the charleston church massacre. 21-year-old dylann roof sat quietly in the packed courtroom as he learned that he ll stand trial next july. he s accused of gunning down nine black parishioners at emanuel ame church last month. prosecutors have not yet said if they ll seek the death penalty. and a conviction in another high-profile shooting. james holmes found guilty of killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others inside a colorado movie theater. abc s clayton sandell reports. reporter: it took a jury 13 hours to reach a verdict. we the jury find the defendant, james eagan holmes guilty of murder in the first degree. you could not come
we ve got seven down in theater 9! reporter: opening fire murdering these 12 people injuring 70 more three years ago at a midnight premiere of a batman movie. over 11 weeks, more than 250 witnesses took the stand. her stomach, it wasn t moving. she wasn t breathing anymore. and she wouldn t answer. reporter: his attorneys trying to save him from the death penalty argued he was insane. the mental illness is the reason the sole reason that this crime took place. reporter: prosecutors argued holmes own notebook with sketches of theater exits and noting police response times, even his booby-trapped apartment showed premeditation. two experts testified he is mentally ill but knew right from wrong. that guy is sane beyond a reasonable doubt and needs to be held accountable for what he did. reporter: now that holmes has been found guilty of murder sentencing is next. the same jury must decide if
and there are some major security precautions being taken across the country right now. the department of homeland security is stepping up security at some federal facilities across the country but saying that there are no additional threats. they re doing this just as a precaution. this is video from here in new york city, where they ve put extra officers outside of recruitment centers, other areas they think could be a potential threat, but again, nothing specific, just doing this as an added precaution. marci gonzalez, we appreciate you, as always. thank you so much. stay here with abc news. we ll uncover the latest from the shooting scene in tennessee. we ll take you live to chattanooga later on america this morning as well as good morning america. turning to colorado now, though a conviction in another mass shooting that theater shooting out there. gunman james holmes could now get the death penalty because he s been convicted in the murder of 12 people. the jury took ab