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  • Anne Hathaway On Aurora 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting: 'Unfathomably Senseless Act'

    As the world learns the faces and names of the victims of the Aurora, CO shooting during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises," another one of the films stars, Anne Hathaway, has expressed her feelings about the tragedy.

    "My heart aches and breaks for the lives taken and altered by this unfathomably senseless act," Hathaway, who plays Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises," said in a brief statement. "I am at a loss for words how to express my sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families."

    Earlier, Batman himself, Christian Bale, broke his silence about the Aurora shooting, releasing the following statement: “Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.”

    The Aurora gunman James Holmes reportedly claimed to be portraying The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight," leading Ledger's father to speak out on tragedy as well. "We can't blame Heath or the character,'' he said. "I think that's the least of my worries ... I'd be more worried about the families and other people involved in the tragedy rather than anything else.''

    "The Dark Knight Rises" director Christopher Nolan was the first to speak out about the shooting. "I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora commun
    ity," Nolan said. "The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families."

    First Video of Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Emerges

    Federal authorities and local police today are scouring James Holmes' apartment for evidence as a newly released video gives some insight into the man who allegedly killed 12 people and injured 58 people at a packed screening of the latest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."

    Overnight, ABC News obtained exclusive video and photos of Holmes. The video was recorded six years ago when Holmes was 18.

    In the video, he is standing among his peers at a science camp at Miramar College in San Diego talking about "temporal illusions."

    "Over the course of the summer I've been working with a temporal illusion. It's an illusion that allows you to change the past," Holmes said in the video.

    He appears slightly nervous speaking to the group but also extremely intelligent.

    By most accounts, Holmes lived the life of a normal teen – with a particular interest in science.

    This was how he was introduced at the seminar: "His goals are to become a researcher and to make scientific discoveries. In personal life, he enjoys playing soccer and strategy games and his dream is to own a slurpee machine."

    Though Holmes was apparently a gifted scientist who had received a federal grant to work on his Ph.D. at one of the most competitive neuroscience programs in the country, he was a loner who -- oddly for a young scientist -- seemed to have no Internet presence.

    Officials Saturday said they now have "evidence of calculation and deliberation," in the way he allegedly planned and prepared for the shooting, beginning to buy weapons and ammunition two months ago.

    Holmes is originally from San Diego, where he once reportedly worked as a camp counselor for underprivileged children. He was an honors student at Westview High School, but did not walk in his graduation ceremony.

    Holmes, 24, is currently in custody for Friday's massacre in Aurora, Colo.

    Dressed in full riot gear, Holmes allegedly entered from an emergency exit in the front right corner of the theater before releasing something that witnesses identify as tear gas or a smoke bomb. From there, he allegedly sprayed the sold-out theater with a storm of bullets, injuring and killing both adults and children.

    Among the dead include: Micayla Medek, 23; Alex Sullivan, 27, who was attending the movie for his birthday; Ohio native Matt McQuinn; Alex Teves, 24; Alexander J. Boik, 18; Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32; and Gordon W. Cowden, 51.

    Two other people died at the hospital, including 24-year-old aspiring sportscaster Jessica Ghawi. Police said 30 people remained hospitalized with 11 of them in critical condition. Bullets from the shooting spree tore through the theater and into adjoining theaters, where at least one other person was struck and injured.

    John Larimer, a member of the Navy, was also confirmed by his family to be among the dead. The family said they were notified at their Illinois home around midnight today by a Navy notification team that Larimer was dead.

    Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress was an Air Force reservist assigned to units at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado was killed in the shooting. He was 29. Air Force Lt. Col. Pat Walsh said that Childress was respected in the 310th Force Support Squadron.

    Military veteran Jonathan T. Blunk of Aurora, Colo., was killed as he threw himself over a friend to keep her from getting shot. The 26-year-old worked at a hardware store.

    It's A Family Day Out For Jessica Alba And Hilary Duff

    Jessica Alba and Hilary Duff - two of our favourite Hollywood mums - were spotted out and about with their kids in LA yesterday.

    First up, we have Jessica who hit a local restaurant in Bevery Hills with her husband Cash Warren and two daughters Honor and Haven. We love her printed vest and boyfriend jeans. And that pink cross-body bag is beautiful. It's those cute little girls, however, who steal the show.

    Meanwhile, Hilary was snapped carrying her son Luca Cruz Comrie in long black skirt, knitted top and bandage wedges. We love her sunnies too - aviators are always a classic.

    And, just in case you wanted to see more Jessica, we have a gallery for you.

    How one Kenyan village dominates the Olympics

    Even before the sun has risen, hundreds of Kenyan runners pound the roads around Iten -- perhaps not yet fully awake, and still dreaming of future glories. The men and women hardly seem to notice the thin, crisp air -- the town is 2,400 metres above sea level -- as they seemingly glide up and down the steep hills. Most, but not all of the runners here are from the same ethnic group, the Kalenjin.SOUNDBITE 1 Renato Canova (man), Athletics coach (English, 21 sec):"They can be like similar to Formula One, where the engine is very very strong, and the weight of the body is very very light. This is the main attitude for long distances."Iten, with a population of just a few thousand, has produced a staggering number of world and Olympic champions and they’re expecting a healthy crop of new medals from the London Games. The village's high altitude pushes the body to produce more oxygen-rich red blood cells so that when they run at sea level, they can go faster, for longer.Last year, the 20 fastest official marathon times were all clocked by Kenyans, the majority of whom train in Iten. SOUNDBITE 2 Elias Kiptum Maindi (man), Linz Marathon winner, 2008 and 2009 (English,
    14 sec):"We ran to school from a very long distance so everybody is actually a runner, and the people around here are very encouraging, the community keeps encouraging everyone to run, to make a living."Runners from all over the world are drawn to the magic of the place, and come here to benefit from the high altitude and try to uncover/learn the secrets. Johana grew up in Kenya's lowlands -- on the edge of the Maasai Mara. From a family of animal herders, he learnt to run by chasing away lions and elephants. He now has bigger dreams and funds his sporting ambition by selling souvenirs to tourists.SOUNDBITE 3 Johana Kariankei (man), Runner and owner of Olympic corner (English, 13 sec):"I was thinking that I cannot achieve being in the Olympics because these guys are very far from me, but now when I see them, when I train with them I know I'm very close now."The sign at the entrance of town leaves no doubt as to what lies within. No one really knows why so many Olympians come from here, but the conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of stopping.SHOTLIST:ITEN, KENYA, JULY 9 AND 10, 2012. SOURCE: AFPTV-VAR runners -Shot of sunrise-VAR runnersSOUNDBITE 1-VAR runners on the track-Shot of Wilson Kipsang, favourite for gold in London and second faster marathon runner ever-Shot of trackSOUNDBITE 2-Shot of European runners-Shot of runner-Shot of Olympics corner and Johana Kariankei-Shot of Olympic sign-Shot of tourist at Olympic corner stall-Shot of Johana's handsSOUNDBITE 3-Shot of Town of champions sign-Shot of girls running

    Ryan Jimmo ties UFC fastest knockout record in debut at UFC 149

    After a decorated career with the Canadian promotion MFC, Ryan Jimmo made a memorable UFC debut. He knocked out Anthony Perosh in seven seconds at UFC 149 in Calgary on Saturday.

    Light heavyweight Jimmo took two steps in at Perosh before unloading a massive right hand that knocked Perosh right against the fence. He followed up with a strike on the ground, but it wasn't needed. Referee Josh Rosenthal stopped the fight, and Jimmo's win streak was extended to 17.

    "I'm very happy, Joe. I'm very happy," Jimmo said to commentator Joe Rogan. "He's a big strong guy, so I went at him."

    UFC president Dana White was pleased with Jimmo's debut.

    "WOW!!! Ryan Jimmo just tied the fastest KO in UFC history!" White tweeted.

    Jimmo is now 17-1 and 1-0 in the UFC. Before fighting with the UFC, Jimmo showed why a fighter shouldn't give up after one loss. He was knocked out in his first fight, but has won 17 bouts since then. Though he was impressive in Canada, Jimmo was only known in the U.S. to the most fervent of fight fans, but now he will be known for a seven-second debut.

    Perosh was on a three-fight win streak before ending up on the wrong end of an MMA record. He is now 13-7, and 3-2 in his most recent streak in the UFC.

    The Who 1979 Tickets: Providence Ticketholders Get Reprieve 33 Years Later

    Fans still holding tickets for a canceled 1979 show in Rhode Island by British rock band The Who can finally use them.

    The Who's 1979 concert in Providence was canceled by then-Mayor Buddy Cianci, who cited safety concerns after a stampede before a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, killed 11 people. The band hasn't been to Providence since.

    The Who this week announced it will end its latest tour in Providence on Feb. 26 at the same venue where its show was canceled 33 years ago, now called the Dunkin Donuts Center.

    General Manager Lawrence Lepore said on Thursday the venue will honor tickets from the canceled 1979 show. Lepore said many ticketholders got refunds for the canceled show in 1979, but others may have held on to their tickets as memorabilia.

    "Somewhere, someplace, someone's got it stashed," he said. "The question is, are they willing to give that up? If they are, we're willing to take it."

    He first made the offer on WPRO-AM, which then asked listeners to call if they still had a 1979 ticket. No one did.

    The highest price ticket at the 1979 show was $14, Lepore said. Tickets for February's show range from $57.50 to $127.50.

    Lepore said 1979 ticketholders can call his office to make the exchange. Any 1979 tickets redeemed will be donated to help raise money for the Special Olympics of Rhode Island.

    6-year-old girl confirmed to have been killed in Colorado theater shootings

    As victims and relatives began to return Saturday to the theater where a gunman killed 12 people in Aurora, Colo., a 6-year-old girl was confirmed to have been among the victims.
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    Veronica Moser, 6, died in the shooting rampage Friday morning, her great-aunt, Annie Dalton, told NBC News.

    Fifty-eight other people were injured in the shootings. Twenty-eight remained in area hospitals Saturday afternoon, seven of them in critical condition. James Eagan Holmes, 24, a graduate student at the University of Colorado-Denver, was arrested outside the theater, clad in black body armor and armed with three weapons.

    Veronica's mother, Ashley Moser, 25, was shot in the throat and the abdomen. She remains paralyzed in critical condition and hasn't been told of her daughter's death, Dalton said.

    "This is just a nightmare right now," Dalton said. "It's a nightmare.

    "Eveything's surreal. It's just surreal."

    People who attended the midnight screening of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" were allowed to return to the theater Saturday to retrieve their automobiles, which were left behind during the evacuation and subsequent investigation. Some of them left flowers and flags as tributes.

    Victims of Colo. shooting include sailor, aspiring sportscaster

    Military authorities identified two victims Saturday, confirming that Petty Officer Third Class John Larimer, 27, Air Force reservist Jesse Childress, 29, assigned to the 310th Force Support Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, died from their injuries sustained in the shootings.

    The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office confirmed the identities of 11 fatalaties and tentatively confirmed the 12th who died in the shooting rampage and its aftermath.

    In Colorado and across the country, friends and family members of missing moviegoers anxiously awaited word on their loved ones, hoping for good news but fearing the worst.

    The final bodies were removed from the theater a little after 5 p.m. Friday (7 p.m. ET), Aurora police chief Dan Oates said. He said police met with about 70 family members and friends to give an accounting of bodies that had been identified.

    Police said families of the dead were being notified Friday night.

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    Survivors said gunman was calm and purposeful as he opened fire from the front of the theater about 12:39 a.m. (2:39 a.m. ET).

    "He shot once, and it just lit up the theater," said Pierce O'Farrill, who was attending the film with a friend. O'Farrill was wounded in the shoulder and the leg, and friend was also shot. Both are expected to survive.

    After barely escaping a mall shooting last month, aspiring sports reporter Jessica Ghawi did not survive the theater shooting. Her brother spoke to reporters about her remarkable spirit. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.

    "He cocked and shot again," O'Farrill said. "At that moment, I grabbed my buddy, and we just hit the deck you know. I said, 'Get down! We have to get down!' And so I just buried my head down just in the aisle and just started to pray."

    'Just too close to home': Aurora residents mourn shooting victims

    Twelve candles, a birthday card and flowers placed in popcorn boxes.

    Mourners created a makeshift memorial Saturday across the street from a movie theater where 12 people were killed and dozens injured in an attack, with some shedding tears and sharing embraces as they grappled to understand the deadly assault on their community.

    A birthday card with a photo of victim Alex Sullivan stood amid the stuffed animals and balloons. “Gone not forgotten,” read one poster. A group held hands in a circle and said a prayer, and a girl placed 12 red heart-shaped balloons at the empty lot.

    “Our heart goes out to everybody. We grew up in the community here and it’s in our backyard. It’s just too close to home,” Shawn Quintana, 40, whose sister lit 12 white candles for the victims, told NBC News.

    The memorial appeared a day after James Holmes allegedly attacked the theater after Friday midnight with four weapons and tear gas, killing 12 people and leaving 58 injured.

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    The people of Aurora are seeking comfort during a time of tremendous pain. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.

    Some motorists honked their horns at the well-wishers as they passed by along the large roadway across from the theater.

    Terry Jackson, 50, his wife, Donna, 58, and their 20-year-old son brought a bouquet of yellow and white flowers to pay their respects. Terry said he felt “very angry” about what had happened.

    “I’d like to say that I felt peace in my life but I don’t,” he said, elaborating that he was “just angry that somebody could come in and be this evil and cause this much devastation.”

    The Most Important People on The Internet: Volume 2.30

    Welcome to this week’s installment of The Most Important People on The Internet coming at you later than usual to give The Dark Knight Rises review room to.. spread its wings? (Innocent people were senselessly murdered in a movie theater, yet I’m alive to make that pun. That’s how you know there isn’t a God.) So keeping that ball of horrible going, here are the comments from throughout the week that broke through my jaded heart and brought brief joy where there was only dick jokes and hate. Also, a special shout out to mismy on the TDKR thread for literally suggesting the government caused the Colorado shooting because it can control our minds via fluoride in the water and now Obama’s all set to sign a treaty with the U.N. in six days and take our guns. That’s the funniest shit I’ve read all week, and I’m not just saying that because the nano-bugs in my Starbucks told me to. (Those mostly just make me shop at Target instead of Walmart and act all prissy about it.)

    Kaitlyn Leeb's Three Breasts Give Her The Weirdest Cleavage We've Ever Seen

    In our awe over the wild costumes at Comic Con 2012, we skipped over perhaps the wildest one of all: Kaitlyn Leeb's sexy red costume and her daring cleav -- wait a second. Does she have... three breasts?

    Indeed, Leeb showed up to Comic Con sporting triple cleavage, thanks to prosthetics. Leeb, a Toronto-based model and actress, stars as a "seductive woman" in the upcoming "Total Recall" remake starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel.

    Schwarzenegger fans will recall that the original movie features a prostitute with three breasts, who famously causes one suitor to remark, "Baby, you make me wish I had three hands!" Hot? And you guessed it -- Leeb will be playing the woman in the film's remake, and she decided to show up in full costume.

    Fans of the look shouldn't get too excited, though: the whole shebang is fake.

    "There were a bunch of people at Comic Con asking if I had surgery for the third one,” Leeb told the Calgary Herald. “Others thought that the two on the side were real. I guess that’s the one thing that bothers me the most is that they think I’m out there prancing around Comic Con with my breasts out. They really are not mine."

    Leeb, who's of Chinese and Irish descent, has modeled in print for Dentyne Ice and Virgin Mobile; she also won the Miss CHIN Bikini pageant in Toronto in 2009.

    And now, the moment you've been waiting for... check out her three-breasted costume below.

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