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up next, the latest volleys in the fight over new sanctions against iran, but first here s what some of our fox affiliates across country are covering tonight. fox 31 in denver with a new trial date for accused aurora theater shooter james hole many. prosecutors will seek the death penalty. it s believed holmes will plead insanity. the trial begins october 14th. fox 2 in st. louis with high-tech software for the fire department. it gives fire fighters quick access to floor plans, hydrant locations and other critical information. this is a live look at los angeles, fox 11. the big story there tonight, again, preparations for more much-needed rain. there are still worries about mud slides and flooding in that area. some towns are even evacuating at this hour. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. eel we ll be right back. we re not sg in the kitchen. just start the slow cooker, add meat and pour in campbell s slow oker sauce.
prosecutors claim michael skakel was jealous of his older brother s relationship with moxley and killed the girl in a jealous rage. a charge he denied. the judge eventually ruled michael skakel should be tried as an adult. everyone assumes he is guilty. he has been arrested. he is this kennedy cousin. there is books, movies, a lot of disinformation and no one really knows the story. jury trial will expose the evidence to the public. reporter: the trial began in 2002. skakel was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years to life for moxley s murder. i can t give up. martha was very special. i only had two children and to lose one was a major, major thing and i m just not going to give up! reporter: deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. police in colorado testify that accused aurora movie james holmes may have been a serial
harris county, the d.a. there, in houston, texas, he elected to take on security, to take on security 24-hour security to protect him and his family. just a sense of how people feel about the possibility of prosecutors, of public officials being targeted out here. all right, george howell, thanks so much, from kaufman county, texas. a major development today in the case against accused aurora, colorado, movie theater shooter james holmes. prosecutors today rejected a proposed guilty plea from the defense and said they will seek the death penalty instead. holmes faces 166 counts of murder and attempted murder in a killing rampage last july in which 12 people died and nearly 60 were wounded. peter burns was close to jessica galley who died in that massacre. you were best friends. did prosecutors consult you at all? do you agree with this decision? they did not consult me.
be more than a coincidence i would think. martha: the d.a. and his assistant murdered in their homes two months apart. that is mike mcclellan, his wife cynthia was with him when they were murdered at their home on saturday. as i said it came just two months after the assistant d.a. mark haase was shot and killed in broad daylight in the courthouse parking lot. boy, that is kaufman county, texas. we ll keep you updated as we get more. bill: they are expected to find out if prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the accused aurora movie killing shooter. 12 people killed, 58 others injured there. alicia acuna is live with more on that. the suspect, james holmes has already offered to plead guilty. what is today about? reporter: george brockler the district attorney here has not