the shooter is still a free man. the family says it was murder. that and more right here right now on cnn. good evening. i m don lemon. we are going to begin with a developing story that is a turning point for the u.s. led mission in afghanistan and could start bringing our men and women there home much sooner than thought. the tragic story of army staff sergeant bales. his attorney has arrived to prepare for the first meeting with clients. bales is suspected of killing 16 afghanistan civilians. dan, let s start with bales attorney. what is the latest on his arrival? reporter: this story has been advancing over the weekend. remember for several days we had no idea the name of the suspect while the military kept his name secret. now we know he is robert bales and a portrait has emerged of him. he has an attorney, a prominent lawyer here in the seattle community. he has taken on high profile cases in the past. he represented serial killer ted bundy. he got to kansas, was go