Lawyer: Bales Doesn't Recall Massacre
BANFIELD: New information now on the U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians, a lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales says his client doesn't remember that killing spree that left nine children, three women and four men dead. Bales allegedly shot and stabbed his victims and then set many of them on fire. He has yet to be formally charged. Ted Rowlands is at Fort Leavenworth where Bales is being held.</s>TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is meeting with his defense team here at Fort Leavenworth for a second straight day. Yesterday, the defense team met with Bales for more than seven hours on the post here. And after that meeting the lead attorney, John Henry Browne, said to CBS News that he was told by Bales that he didn't remember specifics about the shooting in Afghanistan. Take a listen.</s>JOHN HENRY BROWNE, SGT. ROBERT BALES' ATTORNEY: He has an early memory of that evening and he has a later memory of that evening, but he doesn't have memory of in between.</s>REPORTER: Bales told you he was not drinking that night?</s>BROWNE: He said he had a couple of sips of something, but he didn't even have a full drink.</s>REPORTER: H was not drunk?</s>BROWNE: No.</s>MATTINGLY: Still no formal charges have been handed down by the Army. The investigation, of course, is exhaustive when you take into account there are 16 separate murders in Afghanistan. So they have an investigative team on the ground in Afghanistan. Once all of the information is compiled, an Army commander will make the decision to prefer charges, that's the language they use in the military. At that point, the charges will be released to the public, the formal charges against Bales, and the wheels of justice will start grinding. One question that isn't answered yet is where will he actually go through the proceedings? Will it be here at Fort Leavenworth? Will it be at Lewis-McChord, his home base, in Seattle, or another military installation in the United States? We don't know the answer to that. But we do know that he will be tried in the United States, not overseas. Ted Rowlands, CNN, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.</s>BANFIELD: And a congressional committee is hearing about this case against Bales today. Also, the deadly riots sparked by the burning of Korans at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan. And the deaths of 60 troops from six different nations all killed this year in that war. General John Allen, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, admits the last couple of months have been, quote, "trying" but he remains positive.</s>GEN. JOHN ALLEN, CMDR., INTL. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE: Each of these events is heart wrenching and my thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by this violence, coalition, and Afghan alike. But I assure you, the relationship between the coalition and our Afghan security forces remains strong.</s>BANFIELD: We'll have more on the story coming up. Also, living with your partner. You may want to sign a prenup and not just if you're married. Not just for couples anymore, folks, at least married ones. We'll explain.