Minute-by-minute updates in the Justin Ross Harris trial (Oct. 21)

This is a running account of the Justin Ross Harris hot car death trial. Harris is accused of murdering his 22-month-old son Cooper by leaving him in a hot SUV for 7 hours on June 18, 2014. Court is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Court is adjourned for the day.

“I know you didn’t do this on purpose. I know you didn’t. I love you,” Leanna says as they hug in parting.

The video ends.

“Despite the charge, I appreciate the courtesy. You guys were good to me,” Harris says to Stoddard.

Harris tells Leanna to go to Home Depot and let his boss know what happened, leaving out the legal aspects of the situation.

Leanna asks what will happen with Harris’ job but he doesn’t know.

“If something happens, we have places to go, ok?” Harris says.

“Does it have to be like this?” Leanna asks. “He didn’t do this on purpose.”

"By his actions, your son’s dead. I have to charge him on that,” Stoddard replies. The courts will take over from there, he says.

4:04 p.m.
Det. Stoddard comes in and tells Harris he seized his phone but can write down some numbers.

What are the next steps?, Harris asks. He'll be sent to jail tonight, Stoddard says.

Stoddard says charges could be added.

Harris taps on the table with his fingers and takes a deep breath. “Okay. Okay,” he says.

“What have I done? What have I done?” Harris says sobbing.

“I've never left him in the car. I’ve taken him to daycare a million times,” he says

3:57: Harris says he tried as hard as he could to save Cooper.

Harris says if he could bring Cooper back, he wouldn’t. When Leanna says, “You wouldn’t?” He replies, “No, because he’s in Heaven.”

Leanna says when she called the daycare center, she was told Cooper hadn’t been there all day.

Leanna asks Harris if he wants to have more children, and he says, “Yes.”

“It’s my fault,” Harris says, while sobbing.

Harris tells Leanna that Cooper looked so peaceful, and that his eyes and mouth were closed when he pulled him out of the car.

"I can't believe I did this!" Harris says. "Why me?"

Harris says his life is over.

"I do not hate you," Leanna says. "I love you."

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After Leanna Harris was interviewed, she is allowed to speak with her husband.

Court resumes.

The court is taking a break.

Harris says he'd rather not talk any more and is seen leaving the interview room.

The detective tells Harris he's going to be held in a cell and charged. "It was completely unintentional," Harris says. "I'm a great father, and I have multiple people that would back that up."

Cooper was small for his age, weighing between 20 to 22 pounds, and he fit fine in a rear-facing car seat, Harris says.

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Harris says sometimes, he's gone to Chick-fil-A by himself and then gone straight to work. He says he mind may have been thinking it was one of those days. Harris says one of his biggest fears was leaving his son in a hot car.

Harris says Cooper was smart, happy and loved to play. The boy also learned the Disney movie "Cars."

Says money is fine between the couple. They have student loans and small credit card balance. He says the family was planning to take a cruise.

Harris says it was the first time he had ever forgotten Cooper in the car.

Harris says Cooper began attending the Little Apron daycare at Home Depot when he was 6 weeks old.

Harris says Cooper woke up at 5:15 that morning, but when the boy fell back asleep, Harris put him back in his room. Harris said the two were running late, so he decided to go to Chick-fil-A.

Detectives return to the interview room to continue asking Harris questions. Harris describes how he would drop off Cooper at his daycare.

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Harris is seen again pacing the room while waiting for detectives to return to the interview room.

Harris says Cooper was riding in a rear-facing car seat because the forward-facing car seat was in his wife's car.

Harris says he's been married eight years and that the two have a good relationship.

"When can I talk to my wife?" Harris asks. "Do you know where she is?" The detective tells Harris officers are planning to speak with her at the family's home.

Harris says he parked in an outdoor lot outside his office. "I actually parked under a tree," Harris says.

Harris says he wasn't on the phone when he left Chick-fil-A. "I was doing anything. I just left," he says.

Harris says most of the time, he took Cooper to daycare. But there isn't a routine because his wife sometimes took him.

Harris says he tried to call the daycare to tell them to have his wife stay there. Harris said others were calling 911. He tried to call his wife, but hung up when an officer arrived.

Cooper's eyes were open half-way, he wasn't breathing and he didn't have a pulse, Harris says. "I knew he was gone," Harris says.

While driving down Akers Mill Road, Harris says he got a glimpse of Cooper in his rearview mirror. "Then I lost it," Harris told the detective.

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Harris says he left lunch with some work friends. They had planned to see a movie that afternoon.

Harris describes the morning of June 18, 2014 and how he and Cooper had breakfast at Chick-fil-A. Then, Harris says he put his son in his car seat. "I strapped him in, I tightened him up, I gave him a kiss, he gave me a kiss."

Harris agrees that he understands his Miranda rights and he signs them.

Harris tells detectives he has a degree from the University of Alabama, is not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and has no medical conditions.

Harris is offered a snack and more water, but declines. A detective enters the room and searches Harris.

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Harris is seen pacing around the room in the video. He crosses and uncrosses his arms across his chest. In the courtroom, Harris watches the video with his face resting on his palm.

The video shows Harris standing in the interview room alone, leaning against a wall, still breathing very heavily and visibly shaken. He sits back down, then stands up again.

Harris is seen and heard breathing heavy, sobbing with his head down in the video. In the courtroom, Harris closes his eyes while watching video of himself.

Video shows Ross Harris waiting in the interview room at Cobb police headquarters. He is visibly upset and begins crying. "Oh God!" he is heard saying.

Prosecutor says officers' names have been redacted. Judge agrees to allow the written transcript.

Prosecutor says he would like to provide a written transcript of the interview with Harris. Defense attorney Maddox Kilgore objects to the written transcript, arguing that the video can be heard. Stoddard says the written transcript says "inaudible" when the audio is unclear.

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Court is back in session after a lunch break.

Court is taking a recess to set up electronic equipment.

Stoddard says he entered the interview room to meet with Harris, whose handcuffs had been removed. Stoddard then read Harris his Miranda rights. Harris agreed to be interviewed.

Ross Harris was already in handcuffs and in the rear of a patrol car, Stoddard says. Harris asked to have the handcuffs removed and wanted to know why he was being detained.

Stoddard says he was called to the Akers Mill Road shopping center on June 18, 2014, where the investigation into a child's death was already underway. Stoddard says he was named the lead detective on the case.