James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, appears July 23, 2012, in Arapahoe County District Court with defense attorney Tamara Brady in Centennial, Colo.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1) WHERE THE NRA IS FOCUSING GUN RIGHTS FIGHT
The group is opposing Obama’s judicial nominees seen as likely to enforce stronger gun control laws.
2) MONTHS OF PREPARATION FOR THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING
Police testified James Holmes bought tear gas grenades two months before the rampage that killed 12 and chemicals to booby-trap his apartment.