Sniper Trial Jury Selection; Snow in Boston
BALDWIN: The tough task of finding a jury in the Chris Kyle murder trial is underway right now in a Texas courtroom. Kyle, profiled in the blockbuster film, "American Sniper," you know him from that or his best-selling book of the same name, Kyle and a friend were shot and killed two years ago at a firing range in Texas. A fellow veteran is now charged with the murders. Former Marine Eddie Ray Routh has confessed to the crime. Chris Kyle is so big in Texas, his memorial service was held in a stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play. CNN's Ed Lavandera is following this case for us. Ed.</s>ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Brooke, the process of picking a jury in the murder trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the man accused of killing Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, continues in the small town of Stephenville, Texas, today. This is a process that started late last week and will continue the rest of the day today and expected to go well into tomorrow. We're told to expect opening statements to begin on Wednesday morning. And Eddie Ray Routh's attorney says that he will likely plead not guilty by reason of insanity. So you can expect a great deal of testimony focusing on the mental issues and the mental health issues that Eddie Ray Routh struggled with in the years leading up to the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. So all of that -- a lot of that testimony will play center stage. So it's been a very intense effort to pick this jury. They need to pick 12 people plus two alternates. And the judge in this case started interviewing potential jurors late last week, and to date, attorneys and prosecutors will get their chance to begin interviewing these prospective jurors. One of the thing that Eddie Ray Routh's attorneys tried to do was to get this trial, this murder trial delayed because of the intense publicity surrounding the "American Sniper" film, as well as the governor of Texas declaring one day last week as Chris Kyle Day, but the judge says that he will not delay the trial, that it is scheduled to move ahead, starting very likely on Wednesday. Brooke.</s>BALDWIN: All right, Eddie -- Ed Lavandera in Dallas. By the way, tonight at 9:00, "American Sniper" is now the highest grossing U.S. war movie of all time. But not all the drama is playing out on the big screen. Go inside the controversy and the story's incredible real-life twists and turns. "Blockbuster: The Story of American Sniper," airing tonight, 9:00 Eastern and Pacific, right here on CNN. Now to one of my favorite cities that's covered in snow over and over, Boston, where another winter storm is punishing the city. Right now Boston is getting hit by the third heavy snowstorm in as many weeks. New snow totals just in from the National Weather Service and so far this season for Boston, are you ready for this, 73.9 inches. This is now, officially, the tenth all-time snowiest winter in the city with, keep in mind, weeks and weeks more of winter to come. And, yes, the city snow removal budget is already shot. CNN's Rosa Flores is braving the elements for us in Boston. And, Rosa, first, let me just ask you, with all of the snow on top of the other snow and the other snow, I'm worried about the roofs, people's homes, their roofs collapsing.</s>ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You know, Brooke, it's definitely a big issue. And all you have to do is look around me to know that it will be an issue. This snow has to go somewhere, right? Now, I want to give you a brief demonstration because this is what some of the folks are dealing with. I'm going to measure one of these snowbanks just so you can get an idea. Now, look, take a look here.</s>BALDWIN: My goodness.</s>FLORES: It's at about 42 inches. But, you know, sometimes people say, oh, Rosa, these are just snow drifts. Blah, blah, blah. No, Brooke just mentioned that the National Weather Service saying that for this season, 73 inches of snow for Boston. That's a lot of snow. And it is causing issues on roofs. There's already been three partial roof collapses. Now, I want to show you some video, take a look at your screen, because we actually went on a roof, with a crew, that was working to clear a roof. Now, here's what we learned. So the process is very tedious. These workers have to work very slowly because it's very dangerous. They hook a ladder to the roof. Now, the workers have a vest, with a harness, that hooks to that safety ladder.</s>FLORES: So you have your crew go up in a safe manner. How do you start bringing down the snow? And how much has been accumulating from your experience so far?</s>BOB MACKERRON, OWNER OF RECON ROOFING: We've been taking up to four feet of snow, in some cases six foot with a snowdrift. And we start at the top, we work our way down.