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
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.
afghans last weekend. he could be charged with those deaths as soon as this week. let s check in with dan simonen sadding by for us, live at louis mccord. that s where bailes was stationed for many years, dan. more on the attorney in a moment. you have been talking with a former neighbor, staff sergeant bailes. what are you learning about his life here in the united states? well, let me give you a little background. bailes and his wife held on to a condo that they used to live in. they were treating it as a rental property. we drove over to that neighborhood earlier today. the place is under foreclosure, we spoke to a neighbor who shared a wall with the bailes. he basically said he was aware the family was facing financial pressure, obviously because the place had gone under foreclosure, they couldn t afford their homeowner s association dues, $120 a year. the place has been in disrepair, the neighbor was with mowing the lawn, he said that robert bales was a really good guy