see a therapist or psychologist or psychiatrist. with telemedicine it s easier in some cases than it was before the pandemic. that s such a good point. asking for help is always a good thing. and we appreciate everything that you are doing, doctor. and we appreciate you always getting up early for us on top of everybody else you have going on. thank you. thanks, laura and paula. and disturbing new details in the colorado shooting spree from monday night that killed five people and injured two, including a police officer. new information suggesting each of the victims was targeted and it could stem from the suspect s failed business as a tattoo store owner. cnn s omar jimenez reports. reporter: well, the suspect was identified as 47-year-old linden james mcleod. he allegedly shot and killed five people in the denver area in about an hour s time, and injured others, including a police officer. and police say this suspect may
today, not part of this case, but here to support some of the other victims. maxwell s attorneys have not laid out their defense. but one of the big issues here is that jeffrey epstein, because he died by suicide, is not on trial. they re looking to make the point that the only reason why ghislaine maxwell is, is because he s not here. kara scannell, appreciate it. thank you. also keeping a close watch on chicago. jury selection begins this hour there in the case against actor jessie smollett. he s charged of making false reports to police after claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. chicago police say the actor orchestrated the incident, paid two men to stage it for publicity. cnn s omar jimenez reports. reporter: it s been a long road just to get to this moment, jury selection in the trial of j jussie smollett.
evidence definitely showed the clients to be guilty. and the evidence was their own words. that was the beauty of the case. now, the financial rewards the plaintiffs will likely be more symbolic than real. james fields who drove his car into the crowd is serving multiple life sentences in prison. other defendants indicated they are financially stressed. the defendants in the case are destitute. none of them have any money. i don t know how any of the plaintiffs are going to get anything for any of this. well, cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin said the defendants will still face consequence including the prospect of having their wages garnished and property taken. stay on top of that story for you. now to wisconsin where a child has died, becoming the 6th victim of sunday s christmas parade rampage. the man accused of deliberately ramming his suv into the crowd made his first court appearance on tuesday. his bail is set at $5 million. omar jimenez reports. there are not words t
welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in our national lead. major developments in three huge legal cases that we re following. first, in a few minutes the man accused of plowing through a parade in wisconsin killing five people and injuring 48 others is expected to appear in court for the first time. in georgia, jurors are deliberating right now in the case against three white men accused of chasing and killing 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. and this afternoon, a mixed verdict in the high-stakes civil trial involving white nationalists who organized that deadly 2017 rally in charlottesville, virginia. let s start in waukesha, wisconsin, where cnn s omar jimenez reports on new concerning details about the suspected driver s decades-long criminal history. reporter: these are the moments whoa, whoa, whoa.
without grannies. as the community begins the healing process, there is troubling new information about the suspect and why he was a free man in the first place. cnn s omar jimenez reports from waukesha. reporter: paula and christine, good morning. today we are expecting to see the initial court appearance for the suspect accused of plowing his car through a christmas parade here in waukesha, wisconsin, killing five people and injuring 48 others. police have said they would be referring five counts of first degree intentional homicide. first, the suspect has a criminal history going back to the 90s. earlier this month he posted a thousand dollars on bail stemming from charges that include domestic abuse after he allegedly ran over a woman claiming to be the mother of his child as she was walking through a gas station parking lot. and this woman claimed this car part of it happened after he