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
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ago. the shooter is still a free man. the family said it was murder. that and more right here, right now on cnn. good evening. i m don lemon and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with a developing story that is a turning point for the u.s.-led mission in afghanistan and could starlt bringing the men and women there home much sooner than we thought. in a matter of weeks or days. the tragic story of army staff sergeant robert bales played out last weekend, but tonight he is on u.s. soil. his attorney arrived in kansas to prepare for his first face-to-face meetings with his client. he is suspected of killing 16 afghan civilians including nine children last weekend. he could be charged in connection with the deaths as soon as this week. standing by for us, dan, let s start with bales attorney. this story has been advancing over the weekend. for several days we had no idea of the name of the suspect while the military kept his name secret. now we know who he is.
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and newt gingrich, gop contender or spoiler? we ll talk to someone who knows him best, his daughter jackie. and would you look at this? all right. i can t snowboard but apparently this opossum can. one week ago today, robert bai bales shot and killed 16 civilians. he s currently being held in ft. levenworth, kansas. we re also learning about blog details. we ll have some of her words later on. and finally, reaction from those who are closest to the accused soldier. his family. sarge bales family is stunned in the face of this tragedy, but they stand behind the man they know as devoted husband, father, and dedicated member of the armed services. let s bring in casey wian from tacoma, washington. his defense team is now starting to speak out. what are you hearing from them? reporter: well, part of that statement thaw just red was received by us late yesterday afternoon. his civilian defense team saying that they will travel to ft. leavenworth, kansas, to meet with their c