counterterrorism center we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >> that is our show today i'm david schuster on behalf of ali velshi and the entire team. thanks for joining us. us. >> 50guilty. dzhokhartsarnaev convicted. growing outrage. the witness who recorded this video of a deadly police shooting in south carolina comes forward as authorities expand the investigation into what happened before and after the fatal shots were fired.

iran raises the stakes in the battle for yemen deploying war ships off the coast while washington warns that the u.s. is ready to support allies who feel threatened by tehran. and sea lions becoming a threat to oregon's shores, why they are now putting other animals at risk in tonight's look at our fragile planet. >> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. 30 times today the word guilty rang out in a boston crimea. a federal jury convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhartsarnaev guilty on every count against him. john terret joins us now with more on the verdict and what's next john? >> antonio, good evening to you. today's verdict was never really in doubt. and now a whole new trial is next effectively with the penalty phase. the jury must decide whether

dzhokhartsarnaev should die for his crimes or serve life in prison. guilty of all charges against him, dzhokhartsarnaev listened but didn't react. one by one the 30 counts were read out including counts 1 to 17 that carry the death penalty. among those counts, use of a weapon of mass destruction bombing in a place of public use, use of destruction resulting in death. >> the jury weigh the aggravating circumstances in these cases such as the killing of a young boy the use of these devices causing massive injury. and those are aggravating circumstances. >> reporter: the prosecution strategy was straightforward. tsarnaev had already confessed and the video evidence showing him near the finish line and the harrowing aftermath of the explosions was all the jury needed to know. but the so-called flash decision many had expected didn't come. the jury took just over 11 hours to come up with its verdict after asking the judge for

clarification on at least two points. tsarnaev's defense team never disputed that he took part in the april 2013 bombing or the carnage that followed, death of sean collier and older brother tamerlan run over by dzhokhar. to do that they have argued that tsarnaev participanted in the boston attacks but was a troubled 19-year-old, living under the spell of his radicalized brother. >> the fact that he was 19, the fact that he was a follower, the fact that his brother bought most of the items the jury then weighs how bad was this crime versus some of these mitigating circumstances. and they need to decide unanimously whether or not this person gets the death penalty. >> reporter: the second phase of this federal trial will now begin with the same jury tasked with deciding whether

dzhokhartsarnaev will die or spend is rest of his life in a cell. for karen brassard who was injured in the bombing says the next phase will be filled with anxiety. >> this case is not going to be through soon, it's probably going to take many years to get through it but that's one more piece of the puzzle being done. >> reporter: in many ways this case is just starting, defense counsel judy clark this could be the toughest job yet in her 20 year career. and u.s. attorney for massachusetts has tweeted today that the start date of the penalty phase for tsarnaev trial has not yet been set antonio. >> thank you john. and as john mentioned the outcome of the penalty phase is much less certain. coming up in a few minutes we'll talk with our legal analyst how

this will play out. the people who died during the bombing and the chaotic issues that fold. youngest victim's family was near the finish line when the explosion. 29-year-old helped support her ailing grandmother for years. lynn gee lou originally from china has a passion for music. sean collier was a 27-year-old campus police officer who was gunned down inside his patrol car. his parents said he gave his life doing what he was born to do serve and protect. a police officer put on leave, female, last accused the manager, tried to kiss her and

grabbed her arms when she resisted. the secret service and department of hoamsdz homeland security are investigating. audio recordings are shedding new light on the case, jonathan martin is joining us from north charleston. where another protest is wrapped up. jonathan how have people reacted to the investigation? >> good evening antonio. the last people have just left city hall. this is the meeting ground for the protesters who have been rallying today. many of them feel despite the investigation moving rather quickly, the officer being charged. the department hasn't released critical information. for the second time

demonstrators circled around citycity hall. others insisted the shooting speaks to a larger problem with police in the community. >> this is finally an opportunity to validate what we have always been saying. there is harassment and profiling and abuse and intimidation happening on a regular basis through north charleston police department, but we don't have video every single time it happened. >> north charleston police released the video yesterday. in a news conference disrupted by protesters, mayor keith summe says slager has been terminated. but the chief was pressed on other matters. >> i have watched the video and i was sickened by what i saw. i was told that life-saving that they tried to save his life.

>> reporter: under mounting pressure by several lawmakers the chief says the department has secured funding to purchase 100 body cameras. >> we have already ordered an additional 150 body cameras so every officer on the street in uniform will have a body camera. >> but organizers of the group black lives matter, say they want more. >> we need a department of justice review, we need an overhaul of north charleston police department. we need mayor keith summe out. everybody who is a native that lives in north charleston knows this. >> tuesday night in his initial appearance before a judge slager was denied bond. prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty in the case.

his mother spoke publicly for first time. >> i almost couldn't look at it, to see my son running defenselessly. being shot, it just tore my heart to pieces. >> charge is not being convicted. once a conviction is put in place, i'll feel a whole lot better. >> reporter: and antonio tomorrow morning we expect to hear from the south carolina branch of the naacp. in addition, we expect to hear from the south carolina law enforcement group that is handling this, they are expected to release dash cam video. not sure at this point what new information that might reveal. antonio. >> and jonathan the bystander who filmed the shooting is now speaking out about what he saw. >> yes a 23-year-old man who recorded this spoke out in a broadcast interview and said when he recorded they knew he

had something very serious in his hands. he was tempted to erase the video because he thought he would be retaliated against. he recorded an altercation but he found that the man mr. scott did not actually gain control of the officer's taser so that's his version of the story and we know the video that he recorded is being seen everywhere at this point. >> jonathan martin, north charleston, south carolina, thank you. growing number of police departments turn to body cameras. tom ackerman has more on the role of the body cameras. >> when police in ferguson missouri and new york city escaped prosecution another man shot dead by a south carolina

police officer has fueled outrage, a man faces a long prison sentence, the same with a cleveland officer who killed a 12 yearly boy carrying a toy gun. the common denominator video evidence of the confrontation which appears to approve prove replies miss conduct. tending to believe the badge over the victim. >> i felt my life was in jeopardy, i felt as if i had to use the force to stop the danger. >> reporter: in the past five years south carolina police officers have fired their weapons at 209 suspects without ever being convicted. but the policeman who shot scott eight times in the back has been charged with murder. >> somebody was watching. there was a witness that came forward with the video. in the initial records were wrong. >> u.s. president barack obama has requested federal funding to

buy body worn cameras for up to 50 officers yet congress has yet to approve. yet local governments have not waited including the city where the lathest shooting happened. >> once the cameras come in we have to train them an operation of the camera but we also have to establish a policy. >> reporter: one government study showed that with cameras rolling, use of force fell by 60%. in other instances like this police confrontation with a mentally ill homeless man police have used the video to justify their use of deadly force. >> the murkiness should be cleared up by body cameras more often than not but nobody should depend on cameras by themselves. >> in too many cases body cameras have provided graphic evidence of the violence police face every day.

50 officers were shot to death on the job last year. tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> there are new calls into an independent investigation of a black man found hanging from a tree in mississippi. attorneys for otis bird say they're hiring their own investigator. don't think he committed suicide. severe weather across much of the midwest. at risk for strong thunderstorms and hail. officials are keeping out a close eye for damaging tornadoes as well. meteorologist kevin corriveau is here. >> we have seen tornadoes especially in kansas and those 30 million people tonight will also be affected tomorrow. i'll get to the forecast in just a moment. parts of ohio valley, part of

missouri and illinois, very active weather across texas oklahoma as well as into kansas. and it is kansas rite here where you see those red dots, that is where we have seen the latest tornadoes come up over the last several hours and we're still not over yet. because we are going to be watching as we go through the next several hours. especially pass midnight, we're still seeing tornado watches texas, oklahoma and the panhandle, the rest of the area all the watches and warnings are dropped for the evening but this area is very active at least for the next two or three hours. tomorrow it is going to be another active day for illinois all the way down through texas along with areas that saw the weather today will see the weather tomorrow. not until tomorrow friday that we see break. more towards flooding we 30 for many places along the west -- along the east consume.

>> terrible for those dealing with that, thanks kevin. in yemen the third week of air strikes against houthi rebels in the capital sanaa. iranian war ships also arrived there. tonight the u.s. has warned iran about supporting the houthis but tehran says it is just trying to keep the area safe and that it wants to organize talks to end the fighting. an american soldier was shot dead today in eastern afghanistan by a member of the afghan military. officials say the afghan soldier opened fire on a group of u.s. troops in jalalabad. u.s. troops returned fire killing the attacker. it happened after a meeting between local politician he and a representative from the u.s. embassy. the boston bombing trial the guilty verdicts were all but guaranteed but the sentencing phase is not as career cut. we'll take a closer look at what's next in the trial.

also president obama throws his support behind the ban of gay conversion therapy. sion therapy.

>> today a jury in boston found 21-year-old dzhokhartsarnaev guilty for his role in the 2013 marathon bombing. the jury convicted tsarnaev on all charges ranging from using a weapon of mass destruction destruction to carcarjacking. the jury will now decide if the 21-year-old will serve life in prison or be put to death. reaivetareva martin joins us. >> the first phase of this trial determining he was guilty was swift. but the second part, the defense putting on a case, trying to

gain at least one juror's sympathy to determine he is deserves to serve life in prison. >> because it has to be a unanimous verdict. >> absolutely. all have to agree. >> the guy who shot congresswoman gabby giffords. >> yes. >> what can she do in this case to get this jury to just give him life in prison? >> what judy has to do in this case is paint a picture of a young man who was heavily influenceheavilymanipulated and influenced business his brother. he bought the supplies for the bomb he researched the boston marathon he went on facebook, he was the one that was committed to this bombing to the killings that occurred and he was the extremist and like most little brothers, the little

brother looked up to the big brother and was simply going along with the plan that was created and masterminded by his deceased brother. >> do you think that can sway the jury? >> i think woo he have to be really critical in our conversation about the first phase of this trial and the second phase. all you need is one person to feel sympathy, one person to say that punishment enough is life in prison and we saw in the high profile trial of jody arias one person would not commit to the death penalty. so i don't think we should assume that the death penalty will be the verdict of this -- that happens in the second phase of this trial. >> on the other hand i was on a jury that took three days to deal with one charge. this jury decided guilt on 30 charges in less than two days. would that speed suggest that three may support the death penalty? >> keep in mind antonio in this case the defense didn't go in there to get the jurors believe that this didn't happen, that he

didn't do it, they all but admitthat he was part of the devastation that occurred at the marathon. what they did though was to start to lay the groundwork for mitigation during the penalty phase to say that he was manipulated and brainwashed and heavily influenced influenced by his brother. i don't think we can read much this into this phase there was really little debate whether he did it or not. >> a majority of the people of massachusetts oppose the death penalty even in this case. massachusetts hasn't executed anyone in almost 70 years. do you think that will affect the decision? >> absolutely. this is a very liberal state what people say when they are being vetted, voir dire, if the evidence produces itself i can vote for the death pement but

when it comes down -- death penalty. but jurors become very squeamish about that, making that decision. but also again whether we are talking about terrorism, there is some sense that in killing him we celebrate him we elevate him, cause him to gain more fame because this is what martyrs this is what terrorists want, to die for their cause. so this may also be a consideration for this jury. >> areva martin, thank you for your thoughts. >> thank you antonio. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras met with vladimir putin in moscow today. tsipras did not ask for financial help during their discussions. greece is due to pay imf more than $500 million. tsipras seemed to take offense

that greece was asking russia for money. >> greece is not a beggar, financial problems that not only concerns greece but europe. it is not just a greece problem but a european problem. >> the two did talk about long term projects including a gas pipeline. gay conversion therapy the president landed in kingston jamaica tonight. the white house earlier responded to a petition on whitehouse.gov with a statement regarding lela's law a transgender person who committed suicide after undergoing the conversion therapy. repealing protections for gay people. the city council added sexual gender identity to the 18th discrimination law six months ago, but half the voters voted

to strip the wording out of the ordinance. statewide antidiscrimination law. oregon is dealing with a population problem. not people, sea lions. thousands of them are showing up and causing serious trouble. and senator harry reid said, the eye injury he suffered earlier this year may have permanently damaged his vision. d his vision.

ted cruz the first republican to

declare his candidacy for gop presidential nomination is expected to raise $34 million this week. raising funds for the texas senator, the political action committees have filed paperwork with the federal election commission. senator harry reid says he can no longer see out of his right eye. suffered a bad fall while exercising. despite surgery he still has trouble with depth perception. reid announced his retirement and the person he is backing for election is katherine masto. thousands of sea lions that have taken up residence in oregon. allen schauffler reports the cute looking creatures are causing problems for local

fishermen. >> reporter: a battle for dock space for migrating male california sea lions. you'll find sea lions almost everywhere along the city of astoria's waterfront. >> all the years i've done this kind of work i've never seen anything like it, it's pretty amazing. >> marine researcher robin brown has studied the creatures since the 1970s twice as many last year ten times more than the number that dropped by for dinner five years ago. massive numbers of smelt tasty bait fish and now spring chinook salmon beginning their journey up river. they will fatten up and rest for several months then head for breeding grounds off southern california but their local diet is a big concern for wildlife managers and for commercial and sport fishermen. >> i don't see what's so special. i mean their faces are cute. but you know, if they look like

monsters i bet we would have already done something about them. >> reporter: he usually fishes far upstream 20 miles from the hungry crowd in astoria. far upriver the concern for fish is even greater and the tactics much more aggressive. we are 145 miles from the ocean with a tribal boat crew on sea lion hazing duty. scaring collar and the bigger stellar sea lions below bonneville dam. the salmon here are easy targets. 55 california sea lions have been trapped and euthanized in recent years. >> none of us want to kill sea lions, nobody enjoys it. >> there could be more government sanctioning if more of them push up river as many expect. >> it absolutely breaks my heart.

>> veronica volunteers with the environmental brigade farming and development in the region deserve far more blame than sea lions. still the dam is a fact of northwest life. >> whether we like it or not they're here and here to stay. >> 5% of returning salmon, spring chinook end up foot for sea lions between astoria and bonneville. that means the hazing and killing could continue and expand this year. allen schauffler al jazeera astoria, oregon. >> the obama's oldest daughter is getting driving lessons but not from mom or dad. secret service agents recently helped 16-year-old malia how to drive. always has a security detail. mrs. obama said it made sense for agents to give the driving

lessons because neither she nor the president have driven a car in years. i'm antonio mora, thanks for joining us, for the latest news, any time, head over to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next, have a great night. there are places across the planet where a lack of water is not just inconvenient isn't just bad for your health it's a security risk race raising the chances for conflict instability. military is adding the concern about water insecurity and climate change for strategies in understanding conflict. the coming water wars - it's "inside story". mousse