COSTELLO: And good morning. I'm Carol Costello. Thanks so much for joining me. Convicted church shooter, Dylann Roof, back in court right now facing yet another mental competency test. A judge expected to decide today if Roof, who gunned down nine African-American churchgoers in 2015 will be able to represent himself as a jury decides whether or not to sentence him to death. CNN's Martin Savidge live outside the courtroom. Good morning.</s>MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. Most of us were celebrating and ringing in the New Year over the weekend, we understand that 22-year-old Dylann Roof was undergoing another psychiatric evaluation, this one ordered again by the federal judge in this case after the public defender, I guess, you can call him the stand-by attorney for Dylann Roof since he says he'll represent himself as we move into the death penalty phase. The public defender essentially said that he still believes that Dylann Roof is not competent especially now. The judge and the defense say that in their words this is an incredibly sensitive moment of this proceeding. The trial before that found him guilty of over 30 counts was one thing. Now we move into what is literally life or death here, and the decision by this jury will determine whether Dylann Roof goes to prison for the rest of his life or whether he is executed. This is a federal case. So his attorneys are trying to say this young man is both professionally and mentally not capable to argue on his behalf at this particular moment. These proceedings -- again, it was asked by the media it be made public, so we can understand whether the arguing points. The judge once again ruled and said, no, that the public is not allowed in. So that hearing is going on right now.
Death Penalty Phase Begins Tomorrow.