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Colorado shooting suspect calls psychiatrist before attack?

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    Alicia Acuna reports from Denver

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New information in the Colorado -- massacre the defense team for shooting suspect James Holmes is now suggesting that he tried to call his psychiatrist.

At the University of Colorado.

Just minutes before the attack apparently the call.

Well did anyone answer to -- even going through what do we know about this call -- -- Kenyans live from Denver with more at least yeah.

I -- what we do know according to what happened in court yesterday is that it happened.

Ninety minutes before the shooting began inside that theater in Aurora.

On July 20 -- it came out while defense attorneys for James homes were questioning doctor -- -- -- you'll remember.

She is the psychiatrist and the University of Colorado medical center.

Who says that she had treated homes at least once a little over a month before the shooting.

A member of the defense team asked our defense -- if she knew -- -- had made a call to the hospital switchboard.

Minutes prior and doctor Fenton said she did not -- this but she did confirm that after meeting with homes at one time she contacted campus police about him.

Attorneys are arguing over whether prosecutors should have access to a notebook -- homes mailed to doctor Fenton on July 19 the -- before twelve people were killed and 58 injured during a midnight screening of the new Batman movie home defense team wants that notebook to be protected under doctor patient confidentiality.

However the prosecution is arguing that that privilege ended.

After that meeting happen in that meeting with doctor with doctor Fenton and homes.

In June now right now -- where things stand is that the judges nominated decision with regard to this notebook because attorneys are not done arguing.

This part of the hearing and that his so things are now in recess and they will take things up again on September 20 Janet.

-- of these yet thank you.