of murdering relatives of jennifer hudson will spend life in prison. in may he was convicted on all counts, murdering her mother, and nephew and sister. she was in the courtroom for sentencing. the judge denied the request for a new trial before happening down back-to-back life innocences. billions of dollars at stake in a patent trial between tech giants. the big question for us is apple's touch screen technology. did the campaign invent it? or just make use of it? it is crucial in this battle. we will get to that deal next. plus american intelligence officials don't know about the rebels fighting the syrian regime. according to a new report that is making it hardtory get of that regime. syria in crisis. and breaking news from syria as we continue in a moment. >>shepard: the dow jones industrial average down a whopping 184, headed for the third straight loss. concerns are threefold: european debt crisis, and weak earnings reports, with ups reporting lower earnings down 4 percent on the news. due important talking about slower business in europe and asia, down 3 percent on the day.