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there were roughly 20 pounds of explosives in each backpack. and also filled with nails and screws and various shrapnel so there would be maximum damage. and they were all detonated by cell phones. so they had cell phones in them that the perpetrators then dialed the numbers of the cell phones. >> viamoran is standing in the same train car that is carrying one of the backpacks. shortly after the explosion knocks him unconscious, he begins to regain his senses. >> translator: i started to feel the pain of not being able to move. i was paralyzed. my body was almost totally burned. i can only move my right arm. i was feeling the pain of not being able to breathe because my lungs had collapsed. my face had also been burned. and amid other people's blood, my own blood, the skin that fell on top of my eyes, i saw everything in shades of black or red. i had no sensation of time. i just know that for me, it was abysmal, the amount of time i spent. >> viamoran must endure an agonizing wait to receive medical attention. along with the nearly 2,000 others

. >> he had a sign with him as well in addition to the backpack and roller case. it was just a social sign about social justice. i don't have the exact -- i don't have the exact language. >> now, that sign he talked about a social message. sources tell us that that seen may have said something about tax the 1%. police do know who the gentleman is. however, the name is not being released. they're trying to notify next of kin. they say there is no nexus to terrorism with this incident. they do think it was the actions of this lone person. >> the motivation behind this remains to be seen. live on the west side of the capitol. back to you, cress. >>> just feet away from the man who killed himself. darcy joins us live from the capitol. >> chris, robert bishop tells me he has lived in this area for 40 years, and, yet, he has never come down for the cherry blossom festival. he decided today of the day he was going to come to washington and was right here at the capitol riding his bike when he became a witness to the shooting. >> i turned around and saw him hit the ground

a bomb unit was called in to analyze the man's backpack and a package he was carrying. >>> the man hadackpack in a roller case with him, because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capital for security purposes and had to secure the area. >>> officers did not find anything dangerous in that man's backpack. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police are not releasing any other information at this time. >>> pope francis says next year will be a holy one for catholics as he is urging church leaders to show more mercy than ever before. the pope issued a decree at the vatican yesterday, marking december 8th as the start of a jubilee year. he plans to open the normally closed holy door in the back of st. peter's basilica as a demonstration of openness. the pontiff will be coming to philadelphia in september for the world meeting of families. >>> temple university alumni bill cosby will not speak at the university's commencement next month. the comedian had been a popular graduation speaker during the three decades he served on the board of directors. a u

. >>> a backpack with a loaded gun inside. sitting in a local restaurant. that doesn't sound strange enough, police say someone stole it. a crime of opportunity after the break. >> an elderly woman targeted by kidnappers outside her home. that's bad enough but things get open worse when she confronts them in their get away car. >> plus night of mischief leads to a 30 year mystery. how a random backyard chore finally reunited one man with his seep your class ring from the '70's plus -- >>> sometimes i wonder if sports fans have touch with the real world. >> so how far is too far? why howard says he's had it wit1 underline evertz test text1 ♪ >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of boston. dzhokar tsarnaev is convicted in the boston marathon bombings. a federal jury finding tsarnaev guilty today in the terror attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others nearly two years ago. fox's joel waldman is live in boston tonight and joel washington was the reaction when the verdict was announced because i think a lot of people did expect this

block of north second street the suspect outside walked into the restaurant and grabbed the red backpackhen returned to her table as if nothing happened. inside was a loaded semi automatic handgun a knife keys and glasses. if you recognize the woman call police and we post aid video on our website at 6abc.com. >>> the voorhees police department are asking the public to help locate the man in these surveillance pictures they believe he is responsible for several car backins witnesses told authorities he is driving an early 2000 model jeep cherokee tan in color. and has led head lamps. >>> remember that when you see breaking news or unusual weather happening, join the action become part of "action news" team by emailing your photos and videos to jointheaction@6abc.com you can also use the #6abcaction on official media. >>> a surprise for firefighters responding to a fire at the mantua section. they discovered about a dozen horses and ponies behind the home. crews were able to quickly able to contain the blaze, no word if any of the animaled were injured and now animal control is called to

he had a backpack and rolling suitcase. no one was allowed to leave the capitol or visitor's krens ter. darcy spencer reports on the confusion and frustration inside the capitol. >> reporter: this video shows what it was like for tourists inside the u.s. capitol when put on lockdown. vicki and her husband are in town from l.a. to see the cherry blossoms. they were taking a tour inside the capitol when a man outside took his own life. >> we weren't alarmed but we were concerned. >> reporter: they spent hours inside as police investigated the shooting death near the capitol steps. a man, without saying a word, pulled out a gun, and fired. they took photos and video, as they were leaving through a tunnel. >> we understood that the government was actually doing its job, and we appreciated that. >> reporter: police are investigate who the man was and what may have driven him to shoot himself in front of countless witnesses. the only clue, a sign he was holing that read something about taxes and 1%. he also had a backpack and rol

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dropped. >> that's when i saw her phone and i.d. >> reporter: police say the suspect left behind the backpack but also dropped her driver's license. her name, giovanna hernandez. >> found out where she was living knocked on the door. >> reporter: police say they arrested hernandez within 25 minutes of her failed break-in. >> i wanted the person to be caught. >> you guys get lucky like this all the time? >> unfortunately no. >> that victim says she was able to get the suspect's license plate. police say that's what helped them tremendously. by the way that suspect tried to get away with up to $15,000 worth of stolen goods. live in palo alto, maria medina kpix 5. >>> a millbrae man who was carjacked then ran over by his own car survived with only minor injuries. the suspect is under arrest and police say friday he took the car and ran over the owner as he got away. on monday he was found in a different car driven by this man. police stopped leo soto for speeding. the suspect was found hiding under clothing in the back seat. >>> speeding past a school bus. parents watch in horror as an suv nearl

had a backpack and a roller case with him. because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capitol for security purposes and had to secure the area. >> officers did not find anything dangerous. the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police are not releasing any further information about the incident. >>> president obama is back in washington this morning, following an historic meeting with cuban president, raul castro in panama. yesterday's meeting was the first between leaders of the u.s. and cuba in more than 50 years. both presidents said they wanted a new beginning between the two countries. according to castro's foreign minister, the meeting helped both leaders respect differences in a productive way. there is still no timeline yet, though for reestablishing diplomatic relations. >>> new this morning, some video that appears to show terrorists pulling apart a piece of history with power tools. take a look. the video just released on social media seems to show isis militants destroying t

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forum restaurant is the most damning piece of evidence. >> reporter: it was a willful act, setting a backpack down just feet away from his youngest victim. >> right. that happened because of the acts of this particular individual. >> reporter: that youngest victim, eight-year-old martin richard. his father, bill, described make the sophie's choice between seeing to his grievously injuredug daughter and comforting his boy as he took his final breath. investigators culled from 13,000 videos and 120,000 stills to track the tsarnaev brothers, including the younger tsarnaev less than 30 minutes after the bombings, casually buying a gallon of milk. and then three days later, the brothers stalking and killing officer sean collier. a carjacking victim, dun meng, told a transfixed court how a calculated dash saved his life. it's the most terrifying moment, he said, "the most difficult decision in my life." but that decision directly led to the police being able to track the brothers to watertown. ( gunshots ) the older tsarnaev was killed in the ensuing shoot-out. the younger brother managed to escape

i know you have it. >> they're throwing punches, and he got ahold of his backpack and pulls his backpackat this point we still don't know where the phone is exactly. i'm telling him, you know, get on the ground, stop punching my friend. i have pepper spray. i'll go use it if i have to. >> torquelson says the man reveals the iphone, but he is so caught up in the heat of the moment that he doesn't capture this on camera. >> i'm threatening with the pepper spray. he pulls the phone out of his pocket and right there we're, like, that's the phone. >> that's not your phone. >> yeah, it is. i recognize it. >> he gets his phone back, but the fight is not over. torquelson makes good on his threat to use pepper spray. >> when the guy lunged at greg, so we pepper sprayed him, and it didn't keep the guy down at all, and he kept coming at us and at us. >> torquelson puts down his phone and joins the fight. >> i will pepper spray you. get on the [ bleep ] ground. >> he had a busted lip and i had scratch on my face. the guy looked a little worse off than i did. >> the man is led away in handcuffs and s

had a backpack in a roller case with him. because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capital for security purposes and had to secure the area. >> officers did not find anything dangerous in the backpack or the package. the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police are not releasing any other information at this time. >>> online donations are pouring in for the new york man who shot cell phone video of a deadly police choke hold. reports say that ramsey orda made bail after spending two months in jail on a drug charge. his supporters claim that the charge was in retaliation for this cell phone video. as you can see, it shows eric garner suffocating during a police arrest. orda was the one who took this video. his lawyer says tens of thousands of dollars from the online fund will cover defense costs. >>> new this morning, a music school for youngsters in princeton is looking for some financial help after filing for bankruptcy on friday. officials at the american boy choir school say that

>> plus, no books in these backpacks. why people are carrying around trash. and lots of it. >> for the second straight evening there is widespread thunderstorm activity in california. it's over the sierra. some thunderstorms only about an hour west of tahoe. we now have a rain chance in the bay area. find out when rain will fall in late april in san francisco and all the bay area >>> crooks hit a peninsula skate shop twic in a week. kpix 5's devin fehely with the video that could bust some brazen burglars. >> reporter: security cameras captured the suspects as they hurled a large rock at the storefront and then kicked in the front door #last skate and clothing store in downtown san mateo. sunday's break-in was the second in a span of a week. >> it's brazen for them to commit the same crime twice to the same people. >> reporter: once inside the store, the thieves quickly shoveled armfuls of clothing into what appears to be a garbage bag and were gone in less than a minute. like a cut that's scabbed over but hasn't fully healed, hearts of glass still stick out

with them. >> reporter: they had heavy backpacks with them.antially it seems like this, whether they picked them up here or got off a train from somewhere else this is part of recreating their steps. prosecutors say dzhokhar destroyed disposable cell phones before he was eventually caught. why? whom had he called that he did not want anyone to know about? prosecutors have said they believe quote, others might have radicalized them directed them or trained them and that others might be planning or poised to carry out additional attacks. i want to bring in cnn intelligence and security analyst and former cia operative bob baer. do you think the tsarnaev brothers had accomplices, maybe even ones in this country? >> i haven't seen the investigation and i haven't really got deeply inside of it but a couple law enforcement people have been quite insistent to me that these two didn't build that bomb alone and that undoubtedly they got help. it's not for lack of trying they have tried to identify a third party. but they said the rewiring on the pressu

monday morning at a home on pleasant hill road in pleasant hill he has the backpack and a pillowcaseand in the burglars were inside of the home for approximately 10 minutes he was able to break the glass he got and the women followed them back inside that is one that some of the door was open. she is hoping someone out there recognizes them she says she wants is a wedding ring returned because is been her husband's family for nearly 80 years my mother-in-law given to me when we got married it was passed on to her from her mother i was not using the rain because i was saving for my daughter. >>mark: restock to us if you have a story i dare go to our web site and click on the my kron 4 story button. >>james: this looks a little different it was clear forming and nagasaki because the weather is beginning to push through the golden gate right now some portion of the north the bank will a civil it dense fog but heavy fog like this for most of the morning and took a quick look at what we're seeing right now temperatures have not changed a whole lot 52 forgive 354 degrees in as little we're

world, millions of people live there in india, spanned out with assault rifles and bombs in their backpack and wreaked havoc. they laid siege to one of the world's largest cities. ten men with assault rifles and bombs. this happened for the better part of the week. and again the media cycle was dominated by this and they killed dozens and dozens of people. could you see that in god forbid, middle america? because that is the goal. and i am not an alarmist or senationalist. this is what sis is saying. they are calling on americans to rise up and be city rules in their words. focus, the game plan and strategy for isis i outlined it in the book, is to turn the united states and western europe in the gorilla war zone. you are seeing a fort hood style attack. a boston bombing style attack. paris style attack on american and european soil on a regular bases. we had an inkling of that in 2014 a sequence of events beginning in late september 2014 when an isis sympathizer in rural oklahoma of all places beheaded his co-worker, a grandmother. on his facebook page and in his online ravings, he spoke

we were not allowed to bring the backpack in. obama: that was my secret service. >> it is all magnetic. it does not fall out and attaches to any camera. we also made a cup holder which is also magnetic. the goal thing about the cup holder is that is not just for these types it is also for monks which you do not see in the world. obama: this is very handy. >> i'mm from afghanistan, so now i want to reduce it -- pro duce it so it can help the people of the world. mr. talbott:obama: it is relatively simple and with 3-d printing you could really make it a lot. >> and i designed it. we have several that are still in the process. i was not able to bring all of them. a shade for rain and snow. obama: all working off of this? >> the main idea was the challenge was it should be vulnerable, and everything has to be controlled from the front. many people do not realize that you been backwards is a bad idea. anything reinvents, i just include this. obama: outstanding. way to go. >> thank you for having us. obama: what do we have here? >> it

the young boy lost his life as the video showed and dzokhar tsarnaev setting the backpack behind the boy and his sister one of the people injured and she lost her leg. and more than 260 were injured when the twin pressure cooker bombs exploded on april 15th and then four days until dzokhar tsarnaev was finally captured and his brother killed in the police shootout in watertown. and in boston the area around boston was on complete lack -- lockdown as police tried to find these two. and it was quick police work to track these two down. >> we were covering it out of new york city with an eye on the city as it went into total lockdown. the entire city trying to cooperate with law enforcement on a tremendous manhunt. if this jury comes back today, thomas, any minute as we away the verdict and indeed this man dzokhar tsarnaev is guilty of terrorism, then you will be able to say as a legal matter the en entire city was shut down looking for that domestic terrorist and that is a decision they have to reach today. they have reached and are waiting to share on these various 30 counts. was this

the capitol buildings was locked down when they noticedded he had a backpack -- when they noticed he had a backpack and suitcase. >> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:23 sunday morning we're talking about how quiet the weather pattern is right now. we have a cool canadian high pressure system dropping down from the north. you can see it clearly here or not temperature map. the high is on the great lakes. on the opposite side of the high, the winds will push north to east direction. it's cold to the north but the 50s and 60s starting to show up across the high plains and the deep south. that's the air mass that's heading this way as we get into this afternoon and especially monday monday we could be in the low 70s for the high temperatures. the only down fall the pollen count will be on the high side today and tomorrow. other than a lot of sunshine be preparing for coughing and sneezing unfortunately. >> sports, now the phillies could sweep the washington nationals right out of town this afternoon. jeff skeverski has highlights of another exciting win for the phils. >> reporter: afte

then he unfolds the head cushion from the backpack. the head cushion has a face release to receive the face of the passenger and they receive the passenge chest in a forward leaning position. now that's comfortable. >> i love this story. i have no idea why. i fly a lot and i think that thing is genius in someway. i would try it. it looks like the massage chairs at the mall. >> it is great. once they have these on planes the psycho paths that recline their seats all the way back don't have to do that. screw airplanes. i want this at home. i want to be able to sit on my couch or chair while i'm watching tv and just be supported and lean forward. be lazer than i am now with a straw. no problem. >> i create puddles when i sleep. i drool. it is like a drool water fall enducer. your mouth is sticking out of the hole and you will get a good thing going. >> i am glad you clarified it is drool. >> i am not there yet. i am not in viper territory yet. not millions it is a long night maybe. you would love this chair. no, it matches your face. >> i

all this fits in your backpack and won't make a mess and easy to keep you going, while you are outside enjoying the the spring weather getting some exercise. >> no excuse. >> start today. >> it will be nice out today. >> back to you. >> philly's own, this is good. >> kevin hart gives back incredible way he is helping out four local students. >>> beyonce's mom drops a bomb shell is, do we hear wedding bells. >> what? >> surprise nuptials next. >> they married each other. >>> all right. now look at that, i cannot wait just to run outside and frolic. >> are you frolic to go day. >> what is frolicking. >> what going out lake this. >> you have to do this. >> you have to do that when you frolic and roll around in the grass, smell the flowers and run. >> you never frolicked. >> not in a long time. >> you probably did it the other day. >> sometime during the carter administration i frolicked. >>> north philadelphia native and funny man kevin hart teamed up with the united negro college fund to award four philadelphia high school student for their dope achievement. >> that is dope. >> that mean

backpack that the biologists from the east bay parks had been tracking this one for quite a while. >orter: this is where the eagle once flew free. the wide open space of the altamont pass. the eagle was trapped and tagged to see where new wind turbines should be placed to miss hitting the eagles. the 3-year-old raptor has been flying high some where between the patchers and -- pastures and the moon. >> it had been doing really good. this is a smarter more agile bird. >> reporter: but she was picked up on a sidewalk. found with signs of rat poison. likely eating a rodent that had feasted on the poison. her prognosis is good with a little luck she'll be dodging windmills again one day. >> the trickle effect is not thought about. >> reporter: this eagle is blind on one eye but she is improving every day. they hope she will regain her sight to be able to be released back into the wild. but if she doesn't, she will be cared for in captivity where she can be an ambassador for her species. >>> kaiser is looking to study autism spectrum disorder. researchers say the goal is to create a resou

dzhokhar gives a backward glance and leaves his backpack behind. 6-year-old jane richard uses loses herbrother martin is hurt even worse. their father bill remembers it was the last time i saw my son alive. barely. two others can't be saved. three days later, all hell breaks loose. six shots ring out on the m.i.t. campus. >> officer down officer down. >> officer shawn collier is killed. surveillance cameras catch two men walking toward his squad car, then taking off less than three minutes later. a student riding by on a bicycle will place dzhokhar at the scene of the crime. tamerlan confesses to the murder and the bombings after carjacking a chinese grad student. he testifies tamerlan says you know who did it? i did it. held at gunpoint and forced to hand over his atm, dzhokhar withdraws money from his account. he makes his getaway when the brothers stop for gas. dzhokhar is inside stocking up on snacks. ming narrowly escapes tamerlan's grip running for his life. the manhunt intensifies. police use a safety feature, the gps inside the mercedes, to track the brothers down. in watertown

there was damage to his backpack and stuff like that. >> i have never seen a midair yard sale like that just from cutting away. that's scary. you better check everything. >> not too long ago beth shared the story being a journalist who back in 2011 said i want to find my double gainer. because i say in the world there might be seven people who look like you. she did find someone. >> it was like looking at an older person. >> that sparked these guys to do something. we're trying to find our twinstraers from anywhere in the world. >> these three people are trying to find their twin strangers in the world. >> two weeks later liam got to meet her identical stranger. you tell me do you think these girls look alike? >> from the side look at their noses. if someone tried to do this project 10 years ago it would have taken 10 years. now with social media you have someone from the other side of the planet that's your mirror. >> they start putting on make up because they want to make themselves look more alike. can you imagine how freaky it is to be looking at someone who looks just like you? >>

he also had a backpack, and a rolling suitcase, this happening as the mall was crowded with tour -- tourists particular sunny day. >> i didn't think it was gunshots. it doesn't register until you see the police come in. >> the capitol police she have said responded right away, but police did not fire a shot. >> because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capitol for security purposes. and had to secure of area. our bomb techs handled that as a suspicious package. we subsequently cleared the area, and reopened united states capitol. >> reporter: the man appeared to be here on his own. >> based on the facts i just provided to you, there seems to be no connection to terrorism. >> reporter: police won't say what kind of gun was used. >> it's something you think about at the high-risked places that something like this will happen, but i just wasn't really scared, i didn't know it was gunshots in the first place. >> reporter: the police do know who the man is, they have not yet identified him. we can also tell you this -- there frontally weren't -- probably weren't a

nearby, near the man's body was a backpack and roller case. they were considered suspicious packages. both the u.s. capitol and the visitor center wore off balance as the bomb techs came in and inspected the packages. it was pretty much just clothing but the initial concern was the unidentified man pulled out the gun. >> the subject walking in a public area of the u.s. capitol on the west front produced a weapon and engaged in a self-inflicted gunshot wound. there were no shots fired by u.s. capitol police or any other law enforcement agency. richard: the police still very much here on the scene. nearby the body, there was a sign that read something to the effect of the 1% pay more taxes. we do know there were several protests in the area. we don't go of this was connected with that. the police believe they know who the man is, but they have not yet told us his identity. they say there is known a this of terrorism in connection with this event. again, the biggest concern for the authorities is trying to figure out why this man came here to do

he had a backpack. >> he was obviously not in a stable mind. to take his own life he could have very easily made a statement and took out other people and thank god he didn't. >> reporter: elizabeth hayes and her boyfriend were visiting from pittsburgh. they were kept nts for hours. >> there was so uneasiness going on. people didn't know what was happening. people missing flights. >> frustrating and at a certain point i just wanted to leave. >> reporter: now i was able to confirm tonight that dc police are handling this death investigation. i checked in with them. so far they have not released the name of the man who died here this afternoon. back to you, chris. >> thanks darcy. we will have the latest updates for you tomorrow morning on news 4 today. >>> just coming in we have learned the director of the dc lottery died today from an aneurysm. he has been the lottery director since 2009 and his voice was heard on dc lottery commercials. rugo was 65 years old. >>> also developing tonight, a toddler has been hit and killed in prince georges coun

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police say a man with a backpack walked through a public area on a capital's wet front and shot himselfities say because of the packages that were nearby, the capital was locked down while bomb tech secured the city. >> she was looking over he shoulder. she immediately started crying. her mother started crying. another young girl who was just falling, she started crying as well. >> investigators say the incident has no apparent links to terrorism. no shots were fired bethe u.s. capital police. >>> deadly, that's what officials are calling a swath of tornadoes. the frightening storms left a trail of destruction and devastation. one homeowner who lost her house from a twister how a facebook request turned into a gesture of good will. >> reporter: a day after her home was destroyed. lauren found help. >> family, friends. i'm a school teacher. lot of school teachers campaign out for us today. >> reporter: on friday morning, word quickly spread on social media that her home in lyndon wood, illinois was one of the dozens leveled by ef4 tornado. >> i said we're fine. this is what we need and p

a bomb unit was called in to analyze a backpack that he was carrying. >> because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capitol for security purposes and had to secure the area. >> officers did not find anything dangerous in that man's backpack. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police have not released anymore information. >>> pope francis says next year will be a holy one for catholics, with church leaders being urged to show more mercy than ever before. the pope issued a decree at the vatican yesterday, marking december 8th which is the immaculate conception as the start of the jubilee year. he plans to open the normally closed holy door in the back of st. peter's basilica as a demonstration of openness. the pontiff will be coming to philadelphia in september for the world meeting of families. >>> temple university alumnus bill cosby will not speak at the university's commencement next month. the comedian had been a popular graduation speaker during the three decades he served on the board of trustees. a university spokesman says because cosby r

it would seem this is when they picked up their bombs. >> that's -- well, they had heavy backpacks withm. >> reporter: circumstantially, it seems like this, whether they picked them up here in walden or got off a train from somewhere else, this is part of -- >> absolutely. >> reporter: and there may have been more attacks planned. >> he told the fbi apparently that he and his brother intended to drive to new york and designate additional explosives in times square. >> reporter: dzhokhar destroyed did posable cell phones before he was caught. why? whom had he called? prosecutors said they believe, others might have radicalized them, directed them, or trained them. and that others might be planning or poised to carry out additional attacks. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >>> now to oklahoma. the state senate has given n fil approval to a bill legalizing excuses through nitrogen gas. supporters say nitrogen gas is more humane, but critics are concerned the method is untested. e >>> still ahead here, apple fans, you are in for quite a tease. you will soon be able to test drive the new apple

watch as woman enters and takes the the backpack from the chair. you see her leaving with it there. this happened at the restaurant on north second street on monday. >>> well ntsb released a report on the plane crash that claimed lives of the philadelphia inquirer co-owner lewis katz and six others. that crash happened last year while the plane was a attempting to take off outside of boston. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has the very latest information. >> reporter: these are first images we have seen from above the crash site released wednesday by the ntsb. it the is part of the broad report on the crash that killed philadelphia inquirer owner and philanthropist lewis katz and six others in may of last year. katz was heading home to new jersey but his plane never took off. you can see where it skidded off the runway at and airport outside boston and crash in the gully. we now know those inside died from a resulting fire a after surviving the crash. we also know the pilot's final word. a a cockpit voice recorder captured him saying quote i can't stop it followed by oh no no

and i had one backpack, my friend's backpack with all of the spray cans in them, and the cops caughtw me in the car and cuffed me and took me down to the juvenile hall and they called my mom. >> how did you like that feeling? >> i felt scared. i didn't know what to do. i didn't know how my mom was going to act. and i was just scared. >> did it make you change, being cuffed up? no? it didn't make you change? what about you, dog? did it make you change? >> it, like, taught me, i don't want to go to prison. and dude, i never want to go there, ever. not even -- not ever again. >> right now, you all have a goal to become something in life. it's your opportunity to try to figure out what you want to be in life. listen to your teachers. they're not going to school you wrong. >> i think i got a message to say to the kids. i think i got a pretty strong message to try to change their opinion in life. they pretty much got a lot of future ahead of them. they are our future. it's no limit of what you are capable of doing. if you are out there doing it wrong, you will end up where i am at. >> larr

a bomb unit was called in to analyze the man's backpack and package that he was carrying. >> the man had a backpack in a roller case with him, because of the packages that were nearby him, we obviously locked down the capitol, for security purposes and had to secure the area. >> the officers did not find anything dangerous. the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police are not releasing any further information. >>> today, eastern orthodox christians are celebrating easter. you're looking at the annual holy fire ceremony at the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem. orthodox christians mark the day jesus was resurrects using a different calendars than the one roman catholics and protestants observe. >>> pope francis says next year will be a holy one for catholics, as he is urging catholics to show more mercy than ever. he issued a decree marking december 8th as the start of the jubilee year. he plans to open the normally closed holy door in the back of st. peter's basilica as a sign of the church's openness. the pontiff will be coming to philadelphia in december for the w

. >>> off duty police officer backpack with her own gun in it is left northern liberties and then stolen. gun was loaded with five rounds a bag had a knife and other personal belonging. police say a woman was caught red handed on surveillance video at the cantina monday afternoon taking the backpack. police are hoping to find her and get it all back. >> any time you have any situation in which a firearm is involved in terms of being stolen, the potential for it to be sold on the street or end up back out there in the wrong hands is definitely a possibility. >> police say the officer's work gun was not taken. if you recognize the woman who stole that bag give police a call. >>> guilty on all charges that is the word today for boston marathon bomber dzhokar tsarnaev. the verdict itself not a big surprise tonight but now the federal jury has to decide whether the 21-year-old should die for his part in that deadly bombing. fox's joel waldman is in boston tonight. >> reporter: dzhokar tsarnaev showed no emotion as he learned a jury found him responsible for the attacks that killed three peopl

and so as that build and as they deploy again the backpack is heavier but finding connections to gett, having that person that i can call at 2:00 o'clock in the morning my husband is very calm. and he is a great individual for me. and so sometimes just being able to talk to another mom and we are both kind of like this it is so helpful. and that is one of the reasons that i really wanted to reach out to other parents because we need to stay connected because we find support enough. and they have that unit already there, they have all of that like you said and we don't have that. so how can we build that network and find that support because i am just as worried. >> you into a program when your dad was deployed come out with your parents describe you as a warrior and? >> i don't think so, i was just very responsible and i carried a huge weight and i still do i feel huge weight of responsibility and my family. i was early helping my mom. and so i think she knew. and at that time i would never admit that i was worried about my dad ever. and in fact writing this book in some ways has bee

. >> reporter: the map had on a blue backpack, sign taped to his hand, suitcase nearby. capitol employee were told to take shelter and stay put. the area declared offlimits. >> we have cleared the area and re-opened the united states capitol. >> they're professionals. they know what they're doing. they made sure we were safe. >> reporter: the lockdown and related street closures bads in for a busy weekend in washington, which i blowing host to the annual cherry blossom festival which draws in tens of thousands of tourist from around the world. >> you suspect to not see this thing. and makes me nervous. you're not secure. >> police say there is no connection to terrorism and the capitol building is open again. abc news washington. >> the obama administration is moving forward with plans to remove cuba from the u.s. state department's list of terrorism sponsors. on this historic day. president obama met with cuban president, raul cass store during the summit of themers themers in panama. raul blames u.s., too many of cuba's hardships and then said it wasn't president obama

they'd be backpacking through the area, and they'd come and see me do the show, and i'd do this thinge museum, and the smellier we got, the happier they were. >> oh, that's--now, what was it like posing in the art class?

the government told jurors he brought terror to main street placing a bomb in a backpack fiscal year women and children. one who died in the blast. tsarnaev so committed to jihad he calmly bought milk moments after the attack and wrote a manifesto explaining his actions before being captured. defense attorney judy clarke told jurors tsarnaev stands ready to be held responsible but argued his older brother tamerlan who planned the attack and researched and bought bomb components. if not for tamerlan it would not have happened. >> it was a crime halves proven quite clearly in all aspects, in terms of the involvement of these individuals. so i don't suspect there's going to be any real difficulty in a jury reaching the verdict on many charges. >> in prosecutor's eyes and words to the jury, tsarnaev was a full participant and co-conspirator with his older brother. the defense argues he was a teen afraid of letting tamerlan down. we'll soon know which version the jury believes. tsarnaev faces 30 counts 17 of them could bring the death penalty. so if the jury convicts him on any one of tho

capitol police officer spotted the man's backpack and carry on and ordered people back. >> because of the packages nearby, we locked down the capital. richard: bishop said after the shot come he saw no movement from the man, bomb technicians pulling only clothing from the suitcase. >> it's tragic. richard: the fbi, mpd, and other police agencies trying to learn why a man with a sign saying something about taxing 1% did this. >> we cannot let this change who we are and how we operate. richard: the police believe they know who the man is, but they have not released his name publicly. they say this was not terrorism but they would like to get to the bottom of this to figure out why some but he would do this, especially on a very busy weekend in d.c. richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: the lockdown comes on one of the busiest weekends of the uris people crowded the national mall to see the cherry blossoms. rebecca cooper joining us along the national mall. rebecca, this incident has made things hectic. rebecca: at least 60 people were the vicinity of the man when he shot himself on the w

the robbers order him to fill a backpack with cash.eisty eight-pound chihuahua attacks, backing the robbers away from alfred and their loops. the robber points his gun at the dog, but paco doesn't back down. >> who knows if the gun was loaded, who knows what they were going to do, but they could have just kicked the dog, because he's so small. >> paco, the chihuahua, fights off not one but two armed robbers. and sends the stunned crooks scrambling out the door. store owner, eric nazarian, watches the security video in awe. >> it was hilarious. paco is just nipping at their heels all the way across the street. >> the robbers escape with 200 bucks and are never caught. without paco, alfred believes it could have been much worse. after his heroics, the rescued pooch, who comes to the rescue, is nicknamed "paco the brave" and becomes a local celebrity. >> paco is really a hero. he saved my life. >>> coming up -- >> why are you screaming? >> because you always get me excited, chris. >> sparks fly when you play "hardball" with chris matthews