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along a san francisco waterfront belonged to a federal agent. it s not clear if it was a government issued or personal weapon. the suspect is francisco sanchez. he s an undocumented immigrant deported to mexico five times. he s pleaded not guilty. on capitol hill, senators demanded answers from top immigration officials about his release. he was released into general society to commit a murder. does that make sense to you? why isn t i.c.e. right there at the prison door escorting him that person back to his country of origin? san francisco officials say they released sanchez because there was no court order or warrant to hold him. he s admitted to the shooting but claims it was accidental. an expert for the defense says james holmes was mentally ill and unable to tell right from wrong during the colorado theater massacre. she testified that holmes suffered from schizophrenia and delusions. holmes defense team is trying to prove he was insane during
the suspect is francisco sanchez. he s an undocumented immigrant deported to mexico five times. he s pleaded not guilty. on capitol hill, senators demanded answers from top immigration officials about his release. he was released into general society to commit a murder. does that make sense to you? why isn t i.c.e. right there at the prison door escorting him that person back to his country of origin? san francisco officials say they released sanchez because there was no court order or warrant to hold him. he s admitted to the shooting but claims it was accidental. an expert for the defense says james holmes was mentally ill and unable to tell right from wrong during the colorado theater massacre. she testified that holmes suffered from schizophrenia and delusions. holmes defense team is trying to prove he was insane during the 2012 attack. but prosecutors contended that he was sane. they are seeking the death penalty. a michigan doctor who
odd behavior of a gunman in the colorado theater massacre. a psychiatrist said james holmes told her he was in jail because he took blood that wasn t his to take. and a former co-worker testified holmes didn t understand when someone was joking with him. the defense is trying to prove holmes was legally insane at the time of the attack. if the jury agrees he would be committed to a mental hospital. turning to washington state where hundreds of people are spending the night away from their homes because of wildfires. fast moving fire you re seeing here burning 120 miles east of seattle burned more than four square miles. abc s neal karlinsky is there. reporter: the city of wenatchee, washington, is fighting fire on two fronts, in
hughes flight was indistinguishable on radar from nonaircraft such as a flock of birds or balloon. asked whether it could have been shot down, the commander of norad said no. because it wasn t detected. that contradicts testimony from the capitol police chief who claimed it could have been shot down. hughes remains under house arrest in florida. by all accounts, the first full day of testimony in the colorado theater massacre was heart breaking. witnesses described what looked like a scene from a horror film after the gunman was done. complete chaos and carnage. clayton sandell has details. reporter: the testimony about that night is wrenching. i got down. everybody screaming. there was blood on the seats. reporter: and listening in court the killer s parents, robert and arlene holmes as prosecutors paint their son as a calculating monster who deserves to die. he would make himself feel better by killing people. reporter: the couple writing in the denver post have insi