a classmate and teacher from his castroville elementary school say they were shocked to learn that holmes was behind this. they describe him as friendly, clean cut, and a top student. >> he was pretty normal. he wasn't a loaner, like i heard him depicted later. he was always with kids. he got along well with everybody. >> he was articulate. he was a top student. he caused no trouble. very positive. very happy. >> prosecutors are expecting to file the formal charges on monday. right now, he is being held in prison without bond. >> today is the day a lot of redskin fans have been waiting for, ever since january. it is the start of the 2012 preseason. players reported the redskins park for the beginning of their training camp. that gets started tomorrow and our brand-new franchise quarterback, robert griffin, iii, is ready to get this party started. >> i'm dave owens at redskins park as players report for training camp. all eyes on one man, rg3. he spoke to the media for about 25 minutes. a lot of subjects on the table. most notably, is he ready for all of the burgundy and gold hoopla? >> mo

as a child, he was known as jimmy to his classmates at castroville elementary school in northern california where he played basketball and soccer. >> the way i knew him, he was a very nice kid. he excelled in academics and top of the class. and even back then, he was the head of every student. >> reporter: so much ahead that all these years later, they all remember jimmy well. >> oh, man, he would finish his test way before i would! pretty much the rest of the class, except for maybe one or two other students. >> i think at one point in the fifth grade, we put together a class website and he kind of collaborated with it. he had computer skills back then as a kid, as a young kid. >> paul karrer was his fifth grade teacher. >> when i saw the photo of him with black hair, i did not recognize him as the boy i knew almost harry potter like with oval glasses. >> an image that haunts him today. >> it's really disturbing, to be so close to something like that, it bothers you to your essence and particularly as a teacher, you're thinking this is one of my kids and then you also think could i have do

>>castroville, monterey county. >>how long have you been here? >>five years. >>going on... how many-- >>got a double life sentence. >>double life sentence. wow! >>what are you in here for? >>nothing good. kinda of struck out. smoking them methamphetamines. tore me up, you know. ate me up, spit me out. >>where you doing drugs here in prison too? >>yeah i was bringing them in. >>you were bringing them in and dealing it? >>before other places. main line. >>how easy is it to get it? >>it's easy. >>what are the different ways you'd bring it in? >>swallowing it or put it in your kiester, put it in your private. >>do you guys mind if we took a look inside? so this is what it's like inside a cell. this cell is six and half by 12 feet. you have two inmates here. these are their bunks. you have a toilet right here. and you know because the space is so tight, it's very organized with all their things. nice to talk to you. [ applause ] >> when someone stumbles across the show, it usually doesn't end well. >> stephanie: it ended better do. all right. just a truce. all righ

as a child, he was known as "jimmy" to his classmates at cas castroville erm elementary school. >> the way i knew him, he was at the much to his class. a very good student. >> so many years later they all remember jimmy well. >> man, he would finish his tests before i would, pretty much the rest of the class except for one or two other students. >> in the fifth grade, but put together a class website and he collaborated-he had computer skills back then, a young kid. >> paul was his fifth grade teacher. >> when i saw the photo of him with the black hair, i did not recognize him as the boy that i knew, almost parry potter like with oval glasses. >> an image that haunts him today. >> that's really disturbing, to be so close to something like that bothers you to your essence, particularly as a teacher, you're thinking, this is one of my kids. you also think, could i have done anything? did i see anything? did i miss anything? could i have done anything to have prevented this? did i do anything to cause this? you know, the answer is no. >> by high school, the family was living in san diego

as a child he was known as jim to his classmates at castroville elementary school in northern california where he played basketball and soccer. >> the way i knew him, he was a very nice kid. he excelled in academics. he was top of the class. even back then, he was the head of every student. >> so much ahead that they all remember jimmy well. >> he finished his test way before i would. pretty much the rest of the class except for maybe one or two others. >> in the fifth grade, we put together a class website and he collaborated with the computer skills back then as a young kid. >> karrer was his fifth great teacher. >> when i saw the photo of him with black hair, that was not the boy i knew, almost harry potter-like with oval glasses. >> an image that haunts him today. >> it's disturbing to be so close to something like that bothers you to your essence and as a teacher, you think this is one of my kids and you think could i have done anything or did i see anything. did i miss anything? could i have done anything to prevent it and did i do anything to cause it. the answer is no. >> by high

as a child, he was known as jimmy to his classmates at castroville elementary school in northern california where he played basketball and soccer. >> the way i knew him, he was a very nice kid. he excelled in academics and top of the class. and even back then, he was the head of every student. >> so much ahead that all these years later, they all remember jimmy well. >> oh, man, he would finish his test way before i would. pretty much the rest of the class, except for maybe one or two other students. >> i think at one point in the fifth grade, we put together a class website and he kind of collaborated with it. he had computer skills back then as a kid, as a young kid. >> paul karrer was his fifth grade teacher. >> when i saw the photo of him with black hair, i did not recognize him as the boy i knew almost harry potter like with oval glasses. >> an image that haunts him today. >> it's really disturbing, to be so close to something like that, it bothers you to your essence and particularly as a teacher, you're thinking this is one of my kids and then you also think could i have done anythin

as a child, he was known as jimmy to his classmates at castroville elementary school in northern california where he played basketball and soccer. >> the way i knew him, he was a very nice kid. he excelled in academics and top of the class. and even back then, he was the head of every student. >> so much ahead that all these years later, they all remember jimmy well. >> oh, man, he would finish his test way before i would. pretty much the rest of the class, except for maybe one or two other students. >> i think at one point in the fifth grade, we put together a class website and he kind of collaborated with it. he had computer skills back then as a kid, as a young kid. >> paul karrer was his fifth grade teacher. >> when i saw the photo of him with black hair, i did not recognize him as the boy i knew almost harry potter like with oval glasses. >> an image that haunts him today. >> it's really disturbing, to be so close to something like that, it bothers you to your essence and particularly as a teacher, you're thinking this is one of my kids and then you also think could i have done anythin

>>james: holmes went to middle school in castroville a small farming community and monterey county. when he was attending years old this is what he looked like. we caught up with his fifth grade teacher who remembered him as an extremely bright, a popular student with a knack for computers. >> i would effect expected him to do really well or the pc e o. . there are plenty of children that have a very horrible conditions and they do really well. they do really well they overcome the odds and they do really well. james, had many opportunities. and a lot of good things going for him. he went the other way. he was level. he was positive. he was quiet. he was a little quiet. he did have a couple of our friends he had to really good friends and there were bright and they stuck together. he had his projects and on time. it is shocking. >> the teachers say that holmes had a way with computers and could write computer code. he single-handedly designed a school website in only two days. >> it might be surprising that right after the shooting these gun sales have skyrocketed! background checks