He says Holmes is supersmart and was manipulating his psych tests. He talks about his delusions and says they aren't really delusions.

He says he claimed he would make himself feel better and increase his self-worth by killing. That's not a delusion, a delusion would be if you think if you don't act, California would fall into the ocean.

The jury will see his google chats and emails with his girlfriend.

He weaves the stories of the victims into his discussion of his emails with his girlfriend, with the screen alternating between showing the emails and photos of the victims.

He says Holmes is devastated when his girlfriend broke up with him. He still works out twice a week.

An hour later: Brauchler is still going. I still can't tell what his theme is, he doesn't seem to have a phrase for it.

Update: The New York Times details the defense opening which I didn't get to see. It was given by two of his lawyers, Dan King and Katherine Spengler. From news reports: King showed the jury a video of Holmes in jail (no link due to autoplaying video.):

Holmes was found naked, licking walls, eating lunch meat between two paper cups. He sucked his thumb and cried.

King told the jury: "Look at the video, and you tell me if he would do this for notoriety."

All 20 doctors who examined him said he suffers from mental illness -- schizophrenia. The question is , could he tell right from wrong. The defense:

"The question is not can they think or plan but what are they planning for... is it an illogical delusional objective? That's the crucible of insanity, not planning," King said.

More from the defense statement on planning and mental illness:

"There is a common misconception that people with mental illness cannot plan," King said. You'll be told by psychiatrists that there is nothing inconsistent between mental illness and planning."

Several doctors will show the jury that Holmes is not faking his mental illness, King said. Every one of the experts has diagnosed Holmes with schizophrenic disorder.