she lives on the third floor right above her botham jean lives on the fourth floor. e comes and gets off the wrong floor and she puts her key into botham's apartment. at this apartment complex, they've had some issues apparently with the doors, many witnesses testified. but when she put her key in the door, the door opens. at that point she says -- understands that she heard somebody moving around in the apartment. now she's a well trained police officer, allegedly. her training tells her if she thinks it's a burglar or somebody doing something in her apartment, at that point, the best thing for her to do is to set up a parameter and call for backup. the police department is less than two miles away, they will be there within 90 seconds, the cavalry, the k-9 unit, everybody give her cover and they can give out verbal commands and de-escalate the situation if it really is a nefarious situation but she doesn't do any of that. she testifies that when she heard that, she said she assumed it was a burglar, a threat, and she was going in to take the threat out and that's ex

the judge also hugged botham jean's family and hugged amber guyger and gave her a bible. >> this is mineave three. this is the one i use every day. this is your job for the next month. >> alison jean shared her hope for how amber guyger spends her ten years in prison. >> that ten years is for reflection and her to change her life. if amber guyger was trained not to shoot in the heart, my son would be standing here today. he was no threat to her. he had no reason to pose a threat to her, because he was in his own apartment, in his sanctuary. >> reporter: ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. >> botham jean's father, bertrand jean, and the family's attorney join us nous. first, we're so sorry for what happened to your family and the grief you all are experiencing. what a moment, what a moment that your son created yesterday in the courtroom, you know, showing us all his grace and compassion. and it was really breathtaking for to us watch. but i understand that for your family and for you, that moment might have been more complicated. so, explain what was going through your head and what you were feel

she was found guilty of murdering her neighbor, botham jean. >> the relief on the faces of jean's familyn court. you see his mom with her hands in the air there right after the judge read the jury's verdict. abc's trevor ault has the details. >> reporter: amber guyger, once an officer of the dallas police department, is now a convicted murderer. the jury deliberating for six hours, even considering a lesser charge of manslaughter, before reaching that stunning decision. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder. >> reporter: the announcement met with gasps inside the dallas courtroom. guyger appearing to wipe tears from her face. throughout the trial she had insisted she walked into the apartment of 27-year-old botham jean by mistake, thinking it was her home, believing he was an intruder, opening fire. >> i thought it was my apartment. >> reporter: guyger's defense attorneys argued she had been confused and feared for her life. >> i yelled at him, let me see your hands, let me see your hands. >> reporter: monday invoked the castle doctrine which allow

we are waiting to hear from botham jean's family. a gag order in this case so they haven't been able to speak publicly. any of the major players in this case. but highly emotional moments unfolding here in dallas, wolf. >> ed lavandera, thank you for the update. >>> more breaking news coming up next. north korea confirms it test fired a new type of submarine launch ballistic missile, one that could pose an even bigger danger to tens of thousands of u.s. troops. let's be honest, insurance can feel a little outdated. the paperwork, the searching for id cards... that's why esurance makes it simple with an app, so you're not stuck in the 90s. wow, that tiny tv is the bomb. when insurance is simple, it's surprisingly painless. (past them because she didn't sknow they were talking to her.g and she would just walk right wow, that tiny tv is the bomb. (deborah) i just could not hear. i was hesitant to get the hearing aids because of my short hair, but nobody even sees them. (avo) our nearly invisible hearing aids are just one reason we've be

but again, there was a bit of a small out burst of the family of botham jean. this is the verdict they had wanted i. looks like, yes, a guilty verdict for amber guyger, the former dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of botham jean. she argued all along she went to the wrong apartment mistakenly, that she did not mean to shoot botham jean, that she feared for her life when he charged at her as she entered the apartment. in the end the jury says she is guilty of murder in this case, craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us there in dallas. gabe, thank you. again, amber guyger, guilty of murder there in texas. we will be right back. ill be ri. and...whatever this was. because we make our meat with the good of the deli and no artificial preservatives. make every sandwich count with oscar mayer deli fresh. my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option. turns out i was wrong. so when a hand specialist told me about no

this is your job for the next month. >> reporter: allison jean, botham's mother, shared her hope foruyger spends her years in prison. >> that ten years in prison is ten years for her reflection and for her to change her life. if amber guyger was trained not to shoot in the heart, my son would be standing here today. >> no threat. >> he was no threat. to her. he had no reason to pose a threat to her because he was in his own apartment, in his sanctuary. >> reporter: botham jean's mother says her family will never be the same, but they must go on living. the hope is the composure and grace shown by her son, brandt, in the courtroom today will be the first steps in that long journey. dave and christine? >> ed lavandera, great reporting. >>> at least seven people are dead after a world war ii-era bomber crashed while trying to land at an airport just north of hartford, connecticut. cnn's jason carroll live this morning at bradley international airport. jason, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. just a terrible story. members of the ntsb team are here on the ground conducting

botham jean's brother could have said anything in this moment.ashed anger toward the woman who killed his brother. he would have been forgiven and understood. instead, this teenager from the caribbean island of st. lucia provided one of the most breathtaking moments we've ever seen in an american courtroom. >> we the jury find unanimously that the defendant did not cause the death of botham jean under sudden passion arising from an adequate cause and assess the punishment at ten years imprisonment in the texas department of criminal justice. >> reporter: the words left botham jean's family appearing dismayed and shocked. amber guyger will be eligible for parole in five years at the age of 36. >> no justice! no peace! >> reporter: outside the courtroom, the sentence angered protesters. >> this is not a joke! this is our lives. >> reporter: but at the same time inside the courtroom, a dramatic scene was unfolding. >> i forgive you. >> reporter: botham jean's 18-year-old brother spoke directly to the former dallas police officer who killed his broth

amber guyger had argued that she killed botham jean because she mistakenly thought she was in her ownports. we, thejury, we, the jury, unanimously find we, thejury, unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. and emotional outpouring from the family of botham jean after the guilty verdict they had been hoping for. this verdict today is for them. everybody can raise their hand. this verdict is for them. the 26—year—old, who worked for an accounting firm, had been sitting in this apartment in dallas in september last year when he was shot dead by former police officer amber guyger. she said she had mistaken jean's apartment for her own on the floor below and burst into confront a suspected intruder. he either got up a suspected intruder. he either got up from the sofa was partially crouching when he was shot twice while eating ice cream. testifying on her own defence, a tearful guyger said she believed her own life was in danger when she pulled the trigger. i was scared. in danger when she pulled the trigger. iwas scared. iwas in danger w

. >> reporter: the prosecution asked for no less than 28 years, the age botham jean would have turned this week the jury took less than two hours of deliberations to hand down the sentencing, capping a dramatic trial during today's emotional punishment phase, jean's father e [crying] >> reporter: his son was shot and killed last september in his own apartment. guyger claims she mistook him for a burglar after accidently barging into his unlocked apartment, thinking it was her own. today for the first time, we heard from guyger's mother who described how her daughter was sexual molested as a child by a man she dated. karen guyger says her daughter was distraught after jean's death. >> she wish she could have taken his place. she feels very bad about it. >> reporter: before the proceedings ended, the judge gave amber guyger her personal bible and told her this is where you need to start. >> gabe, there have been a lot of emotions from this case but my goodness, that hug we saw, what a moment of grace from botham jean's brother. what was the mood in the courthouse when that happened? >>

botham jean was 26 years old when he was shot and killed last september.8th birthday would have been on sunday. now, ali, this was, again, a dramatic day in court. when the verdict was read by the judge, botham jean's family erupted in cheers. they say this was a moment they had been waiting for. this case captured national attention. this trial has been under way since last week and on friday dramatic testimony from amber guyger herself when she took the witness stand in her own defense. she said while she didn't mean to kill botham jean, she did enter his apartment. she regrets it. she apologized. but prosecutors said that wasn't enough. under cross-examination they got her to admit she did intend to kill him because she thought he was a threat, but that was enough for the jury to convict amber guyger of murder. prosecutors had also said she missed crucial clues that would have suggested to her she was on the wrong floor, that she went to the wrong floor after her long shift on the dallas police department and prosecutors also suggest that throughout the

the brother of the victim botham jean addressed guyger directly and what happened next shocked everyone. >> i love you as a person. and i don't wish anything bad on you. i don't know if this is possible, but can i give her a hug please? please? >> yes. >> guyger's attorney called it the most amazing moment he's seen. and the judge hugged her as well and gave her a bible. the sentence angered many. there were street protests into the night. and guyger will be eligible for parole in five years. >>> a b-17 bomber crashed while trying to land in connecticut. >> it was way too low. he was way too low. i ran over to the field and actually a guy had turned around in his car and he was like oh, my god, i thought it was going to land on me. >> at least one person on the ground was injured. athena jones has more. >> reporter: good morning. the national transportation safety board is investigating what caused this fiery crash that killed seven. this was quite an old plane. a vintage boeing b-17 flying fortress, these were the bombers that helped ally forces win world war ii. the plane was trying t

botham jean's mother is using this moment to call for reforms to the dallas police department, but some activists are calling for protest saying the ten-year sentence is too lenient. >> gibe gutierrez, thank you. >>> tonight a defiant president trump lashing out at house democrats as they defended their impeachment inquiry and threatened to subpoena the white house. the intensifying battle and we have to warn you, the president used some obscene language. >> reporter: tonight a visibly angry president trump unleashing on house democrats. >> it's a disgrace what is going on they have been trying to impeach me from the day i got elected. >> reporter: on twitter with profanity blasting do nothing democrats wasting everyone's time and energy on b.s. and taking new aim at the whistle-blow whistle-blower, whose complaint of the july call triggered the inquiry. >> i think a whistle blower should be protected if the whistle-blower is legitimate the whistle-blower said terrible things about the call, but then -- i then found out he was secondhand and thirdhand in other words, he didn't know what

amber guyger sentenced today to ten years in prison for killing botham jean in his apartment.dera reports, guyger's sentence today sparked both outrage and an emotional moment of forgiveness. >> we, the jury, find unanimously that the defendant did not cause the death of botham jean while under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause and assess the defendant's punishment at ten years' imprisonment in the texas department of criminal justice. >> reporter: the words left botham jean's family appearing dismayed and shocked. amber guyger sentenced to ten years in prison. she'll be eligible for parole in five years at just the age of 36. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: outside the courtroom, the sentence angered protesters, sparking chants. >> this is not a joke. this is our lives. >> reporter: but at the same time, inside the courtroom, a dramatic scene was unfolding. >> i forgive you. >> reporter: botham jean's 18-year-old brother, brandt, spoke directly to the former dallas police officer who killed his brother. he told guyger that he didn'

botham jean's mother throwing her hands in the air. for her, a moment of victory in the face of a deep loss. amber guyger, a former dallas police officer, holding a tissue, her head dipping slightly. one officer even appearing to console her afterwards. outside the courtroom, cheers and applause. >> this is a huge victory, not only for the family of botham jean, but as his mother said, this is a victory for black people in america. >> reporter: the diverse jury made up men and women of different ethnicities had three choices -- murder, meaning amber guyger, s her apartment, in fact intended to kill botham jean seconds door. she walked through his manslaughter, that she acted recklessly when she pulled the trigger. or acquittal. prosecutors said jwachn eaatins cream and watching tv when guyger walked in. >> he was yelling, "hey, hey, e t him, like, "let me see your hands, let me see your hands." >> reporter: a key moment in the week-long trial where guyger wept at times, may have hinged on whether she gave verbal >> not one of them hear

because i'm from dallas you probably heard about à [laughter] you probably heard about this botham jeancase with amber guyger and i just wouldn't be from dallas invited talk about it. i'm going to read a piece i wrote about that and then read a few smaller sections from when you learn alphabet. on september 6 2018 amber guyger and off-duty dallas police officer was somehow so distracted by nothing that she killed a man. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that she couldn't tell the difference between her apartment floor let alone her apartment door. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that she didn't realize she was breaking and entering into botham jean's apartment. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that when she unlocked the door and pried open she couldn't even summon the common sense that none of the surroundings, the furniture, the design the layout belonged to her. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that her seeing a big black man in his own living room, eating a bowl of ice cream was the only catalyst needed in order for her to gain convenient laser focus.

we still have the sentencing phase to go but this is a huge victory, not only for the family of botham jean, this is a victory for black people in america. >> reporter: during the trial guyger claimed she mistakenly entered jean's apartment thinking it was her own believing him to be an intruder. jean who had moved to dallas to work for an accounting firm, was watching tv and eating ice cream. guyger told the jury she warned him to put his hands up although no witnesses corroborated her story. >> i yelled at him, let me see your hands. let me see your hands. >> not one of them heard you say that. >> i can't tell you why. >> it's because you didn't say it. >> reporter: the 31-year-old appeared distraught after her conviction walking straight into police custody. tuesday's verdict now a focal point in the nationwide conversation about equal justice for all. >> the call for justice means that police have to be held accountable for shooting citizens when there are other options. >> reporter: and botham jean is being remembered as a ray of sunshine. he was active in his church and his friends an

brown was shot and killed friday just miles from where his neighbor, botham jean, was murdered last year. our morgan chesky has the report. >> we can take a moment. we're not in a rush, okay? >> yeah, we need a moment. >> reporter: in the murder trial watch bid millions, joshua brown, one of the few able to describe the moments before amber guyger shot and killed their neighbor, botham jean. >> how soon after the voices did you hear the sound of gunshots? >> right after. >> right after? >> right after. >> it was quick? >> quick. >> that scene in the courtroom make this scene friday night even more tragic and suspicious. police scouring a second dallas complex after someone shot brown multiple times and drove off. a silver sedan was reported speeding out of a parking lot. soon after in a nearby hospital, joshua brown was pronounced dead. the shooting in the apartment six miles from where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by the former dallas police officer killing botham jean. his testimy s credited in guyger's conviction. >> do you recall ever hearing someone s

one of the few able to describe the moments before amber guyger shot and killed their neighbor, botham jean. >> how soon after this did you hear the sound of gunshots >> after. >> right after >> right after. >> it was quick? >> quick. apartment complex after someone shot brown multiple times and drove off. witnesses reported a silver sedan speeding out of a parking lot. soon after in a nearby hospital, joshua brown was pronounced dead the shooting in the aterra apartments six miles from where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by the former dallas police officer killing botham jean. when brown took the stand last week, his testimony was credited in guyger's conviction >> do you recall ever hearing someone say "hey, put your hands up". >> no, no ma'am. >> no, ma'am >> reporter: upon hearing of his death, the dallas county prosecutor wrote he bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't, adding if we had more people like him, we would have a better world as questions swirl about the motive in brown's death, the attorney representing jean's family calling for

her punishment >> assess at 10 years imprisonment >> reporter: they asked for 28 years the age botham jean would have turned this week. the jury took less than two hours of deliberations to hand down the sentence, capping a dramatic trial during the emotional punishment phase, jeher broke down on ver the him. i won't see him. i still won't see him. >> reporter: his son was shot and killed last september in his own apartment. geyger claimed she mistook him for a burglar after accidentally barging into his unlocked apartment, thinking it was her own. for the first time we heard from geyger's mother who described how her daughter was sexually mow defenda molested as a child by a man she dated. she said her daughter was distraught after jean's death. >> she said she wished she could take his place she feels very bad about it. >> reporter: before the proceedings ended, the judge gave amber geyger her personal bible and told her this is where you need to start. >>> as for that hug, the district attorney here in dallas says that he's never seen anything like it in his career botham jean's mother

he testified less than two weeks ago to amber guyger's actions after she killed botham jean.porter: good morning, john. this -- a shooting has sparked a wide range of speculation as to what the motive might have been. but 28-year-old joshua brown, that witness in the amber guyger murder trial, he was a neighbor and heard the altercation between them in that complex. this is a different apartment complex several miles away from where botham jean was killed, but it was here where dallas police say joshua brown was shot multiple times in the lower body. now, there was a wide range of speculation over the weekend that he had been shot in the mouth. every indication we have at this point is that is not the case. the attorney representing the family of joshua brown is also one of the same attorneys that was representing botham jean's family. lee merritt. he told us last night that joshua brown was shot in november of 2018. so about a year ago in a shooting event that had nothing to do with the botham jean trial and that he was wounded in that attack. and at some point he did worry

because i'm from dallas you probably heard about à [laughter] you probably heard about this botham jeancase with amber guyger and i just wouldn't be from dallas invited talk about it. i'm going to read a piece i wrote about that and then read a few smaller sections from when you learn alphabet. on september 6 2018 amber guyger and off-duty dallas police officer was somehow so distracted by nothing that she killed a man. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that she couldn't tell the difference between her apartment floor let alone her apartment door. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that she didn't realize she was breaking and entering into botham jean's apartment. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that when she unlocked the door and pried open she couldn't even summon the common sense that none of the surroundings, the furniture, the design the layout belonged to her. she was somehow so distracted by nothing that her seeing a big black man in his own living room, eating a bowl of ice cream was the only catalyst needed in order for her to gain convenient laser focus.

former officer amber guyger shot and killed botham jean last year inside his own apartment after she says she mistook his apartment for her own. and thought he was an intruder. she could have been given 99 years in prison for that deadly shooting but the jury sentenced her to 10 years in prison. botham jean's brother told guyger that he forgave her and hugged her in the courtroom. >> i don't even want you to go to jail. i want the best for you. because i know that's exactly what botham jean would want you to do. >> both the police were out in riot gear. only one person was taken into custody during the demonstration. >>> the man from haywood accused of being a spy for the chinese government will stay in jail without bail. edward pagan appealed in federal court yesterday. the judge said this case cannot move forward until he gets a lawyer. the court said peng and qualif defender. prosecutors say peng's sistimin for october 15. >>> today, a prominent new york lawyer is set to be sentenced in the nation's college emissions scandel. gordon kaplan, from apartment one of the world's bigges

praise for her character mixed in with sorrow from botham jean's teary- eyed >> not hearing his voicei am not ready for it. amber insisted the shooting was not about hate but if fear that she was going to be attacked. that is the latest from the courthouse in dallas. fox news. >>> the stage is now set for the next democratic debate. the bay area who will be making his first appearance of the debate. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow, to learn more. >>> the stage is set for the next democratic debate october 15. 12 candidates have qualified to appear in ohio. there were 10 candidates at the last debate in mid-september. tulsi gabbard who wasn't in the last debate will be back and b

year later a jury has found amber guyger guilty in the shooting death of her unarmed neighbor, botham jean. guyger now faces up to 99 years in prison. gabe gutierrez was at the courthouse >> good morning. it was high drama in this texas courthouse the jury of eight women and four men handed down the guilty 1rer verdict after being sequestered for more than a week about five hours of jury deliberations led to this moment >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment >> reporter: the family of the man amber guyger shot erupted in cheers but the former dallas police officer sat silent the dramatic verdict capped a trial that had captivated the country. >> i ask god for forgiveness i hate myself every single day >> reporter: guyger had claimed she feared for her life when she killed her unarmed neighbor, botham jean, mistaking him for a burglar in her apartment turns out she'd accidentally barged in on his unlocked apartment on the wrong floor >> it's a sad reality that this community waited on pins and needles to decide whether or n

lee merritt, you represented the botham jean family in the trial. now you also represent the family of joshua brown. can you giveve us the latest? >> well, the dallas police department is chugging forward with an investigation that will the community until theyy hold i it over to o a disinteted third party investigator. they have found witnesses and evidence and they presented that to the public. setfor a significantnt through the community, basically rejected their findings because dallas, whether they like it or not, whether there is even evidence of it or n not, is implicated in this murder --ause it came at the time two days after conviction for dallas police officer during a trial that revealed corruption within the city of dallas. you ask yourself, is the dallas police department capable of murder? well, yeah, police officer was just convicted of murder. are they capable of this level of corruption? well, yeah, during the trial you learned dallas police officer assosociation president actually covered up for the murder amber guyger. she wastme

amber guyger had argued that she killed botham jean after mistakenly thinking she was in her own flatunanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. an emotional outpouring from the family of botham jean after the guilty verdict they had been hoping for. this verdict today is for them. everybody can raise their hand. this verdict is for them. the 26—year—old, who worked for an accounting firm, had been sitting in his apartment in dallas in september last year when he was shot dead by former police officer amber guyger. she said she had mistaken jean's apartment for her own on the floor below, and burst in to challenge a suspected intruder. he either got up from the sofa or was partially crouching when he was shot twice, while eating ice cream. testifying in her own defence, a tearful guyger said she had believed her life was in danger when she pulled the trigger. cries i was scared. i was scared of this person in my apartment, and i'm so sorry. i'm sorry. bothamjean's mother, allison, who had remained composed throughout the trial, fought b

she said she entered the wrong apartment by accident and shot botham jean thinking he -- thinking he was an intruder. >> the latest from new york. >> reporter: amber guyger once an officer of the dallas police department is now -- now a cnvicted murderer and the jury considering manslaughter before reaching that stunning decision. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant amber guyger guilty of murder -- >> reporter: the announcement met thwias of the dallas courtroom. geiger appearing to wipe tears from her face throughout the trial she had insisted she walked into the apartment of 27-year-old botham jean by mistake thinking it was her home. and believing he was an intruder opening fire. >> i thought apartment. >> reporter: her defense attorneys argued she had been confused and feared for her life. >> i yelled at him -- let me see your hands. thcast doctrine which allows people to use deadly force defending themselves in their own home. but geiger wasn't in her own home and botham jean who at the time of the shooting was watching television and eating ice cream is now dead. dd t

that. >> right. >> for unarmed black and brown people in america to get justice. >> reporter: for botham jean'sher alison it won't bring both botham back. >> my life has not been the same. it has been a rollercoaster. i cannot sleep. i cannot eat. it's just been the most terrible time for me. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm marcus moore in dallas. >>> our thanks to marcus moore for that report. up next, one on one with blondie's debbie harry, paving her way to stardom one way or the other. ♪ gonna get you, get you ♪ one way maybe next week ♪ i'm gonna see you there's my career... my cause... and creating my dream home. i'm a work in progress. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment and who aren't resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. dovato has 2 medicines in 1 pill to help you reach and then stay undetectable. so your hiv can be controlled with fewer medicines while taking dovato. you can take dovato anytime of day with food or without. don't take dovato if you're allergic to any

now the attorney for botham jean's family is also the attorney for the brown family. and he tells me that hislit should have been protected after testifying in the amber guyger murder trial. on the witness stand, joshua brown recalled feeling startled when he heard the gunshots that would ultimately take botham jean's life. now the jean family and their attorney, lee merritt, are demanding answers. >> a key witness suddenly be killed is suspicious. was this related to the trial? there's no clear indication of that. >> reporter: joshua brown took the stand in guyger's trial and gave emotional testimony about the night botham jean was killed last september. brown said he was in the hallway when he heard the two gunshots. >> could you tell if one of the bosses was giving lawsuit commands like "stop, police," or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but not -- that wasn't what they were saying. >> be advised, does look like we have one on the ground. >> reporter: the shooting that killed brown happened at a different apartment complex from the one where guyger and jean lived.

the first person that testified in the sentencing face was botham jean's mother who talked about how much she misses her son, what a hole in her life this tragedy has left. they also detailed what a beacon of light this young man was in his community, the charity work he had done, the philanthropic efforts. prosecutors showed offensive text messages and social media posts that were rather scathing. amber guyger if she decides to testify on her own behalf will have to answer to and be seriously questioned about. anticipate that here on wednesday morning as the sentencing phase continues. we expect to hear from defense attorneys who are trying to minimize the amount of time that amber guyger will spend in prison. dave and christine? >> ed lavandera. thank you for that. >>> a key figure in the college admissions scandal plans to plead guilty. he allegedly had their s.a.t. and other exams fixed. he took the bribe. he allowed a text fikting fraud to continue for years. he faces up to 30 years in prison. prosecutors say they would consider a lesser sentence if he provides assistance. >>> t

she's spending ten years in prison for shooting botham jean inside his own home. apartment for hers. with us, page pate. we know brandt jean was on "dr. phil" yesterday and said he didn't know he was on camera. his mom was shocked. there's a religious group that was shocked after the judge gave guyger a bible in the courtroom and hugged her. we're going to ask you why you think this hug -- it's upset people. >> well, it's certainly unusual. i can't count the number of times i've been in the courtroom when a jury's come back with a verdict, the judge is going to sentence the defendant. the judge allows the victim's family to testify for sentencing purposes. it tends to be a cold methodical process. somebody will get up and read a statement, this is how this crime has impacted my family. the victim will say, things would be different. i wish i could have my brother back, my wife back, whatever the case may be. what we saw in this courtroom was peer raw human emotion, and that is, frankly, missing from courtrooms too much in my opinion. we do a great job of processin

would have been one of the first witnesses we called. >> reporter: lee merritt, who represented botham jean's family and the browns is calling for an independent investigation. >> the trial ended and three days later a star witness was dead. >> reporter: there are no suspects but they remain committed to solving the case. morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. >>> there is anger among pittsburgh steeler fans after a scary hit on the field left quarterback mason rudolph with a concussion nbc's stephanie gosk with more now on the backlash. >> reporter: steelers quarterback mason rudolph dodged tackles. making a clear path down field just before he got drilled, apparently losing consciousness. >> there is serious concern right now for mason rudolph. >> reporter: rudolph eventually stood with assistance. the refs called a 15-yard penalty on the ravens. >> i did not intentionally try to hurt him. i heard he's at the hospital my prayers are for him and his family >> reporter: he suffered a concussion, even after leaving the hospital and new helmets and new rules, this is a dangerous game >> these are big

directly above her in 1478 was botham jean's apartment. the st. lucian native described as a ray of sunshine. >> botham had a love for everything and everyone. >> reporter: that fateful night, cream.home watching television, and guyger entered his apartment saying she thought it was her own, shooting him twice, killing him in his own living room. >> the idea that someone can walk into an apartment that's not theirs, to convince yourself that that person is in your house committing a crime and your option is not to back out of house but to shoot and kill them, all those factors were incredibly hard to stomach. >> reporter: she told the jury she accidently parked on the fourth floor and walked in. she got to the door, she says. she put the key in and it just opened. at that point she heard someone inside. >> i knew someone was moving nar around in my apartment. i wanted to find that threat. >> reporter: she said she saw a figure move toward her. she demonstrated how she confronted the person. >> i have my gunpoint the, and i'm saying let me see your

it should be about botham jean's life. >> guyger testified last week that she mistook jean's apartment for her own after a long shift at work. >>> four inmates who broke out of an ohio jail are back behind bars this morning. the men overpowered two female corrections officers on sunday using a homemade weapon. they were captured in north carolina yesterday. authorities say that the inmates had assistance from at least one person outside of the jail. >>> california's governor has signed the first law that would allow college students to sign with agents. under the law students will be allowed to sign deals with sneaker companies, soft drink companies, or other advertisers. they'll also be able to profit from their images and names just like pro athletes. the new law is expected to take effect in 2023. lakers' lebron james addressed this after a game yesterday. >> if i would have went off to one of these houses or big-time colleges where pretty much that er pce without my name on the back. >> the ncaa has expressed its opposition to the law which could end up being challenged in court. >

justice, no peace, feeling like the punishment was not harsh enough, and we talked to the parents, botham jean'sger after her crimes. >> marcus, such a remarkable family and it really speaks to the young man that botham was. can you remind people who he was? >> reporter: well, yeah, robin, this is a guy who was very active in his church and everyone we've spoken with who knew botham said that he was the kind et person that they knew, and he really wanted to do good in the world, and what we saw in the courtroom yesterday was him, botham jean, his kindness and his generosity. >> thank you so much. george, want to get more of your exclusive interview with nancy pelosi. >>> i sat down with her in her office yesterday. this impeachment inquiry has moved at warp speed. she began last week, and she had been reluctant for some time. i asked her about her concern and next year's election. >> you were so clearly reluctant to take that step earlier all through the mueller inquiry with the two conditions, you'd want to have republicans on board and the public on board. if this is -- ends up being a party l

and the first person to testify before this jury was botham jean's mother who was very emotional. >>y life has not been the same. it is just been like a roller coaster. i cannot sleep. i cannot eat. it's just been the most terrible time. he died a few days before his 27th birthday. >> reporter: and really the prosecutors here putting family members up there to paint botham jean as a beacon of light in his community. they highlighted the charity work and the people that he helped and surprise visits that he had made to visit his mother in various places that she would come and visit here in the united states. they described in detail that emotional loss that they are still grappling with. and what, brianna, is still stunning is that the jury could have convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter and if you ask lawyers and people following this case, i think many people anticipated that is what might have been the more likely outcome if amber guyger hadn't been acquitted. but the shocking news here today is this former dallas police officer amber guyger convicted of murder. brianna. >

for the murder of her neighbor, botham jean. at least one woman was taken into custody. 18-year-old brother told guyger he didn't wish anything bad for her and he was permitted to give her a hug. the judge has drawn some criticism for this, also embracing guyger before she was let out of court. after the hearing jean's mother criticized the investigation of her son's death and the police practice of shooting to kill. >>> in washington the impeachment inquiry that's throwing president trump into a tizzy marking a day at the white house with profanity, name-calling, and confrontation. >> house democrats say they're not fooling around as they look into a whistle-blower complaint about the president urging ukraine to investigate joe biden. they're threatening to subpoena the white house for information about the president's actions as the former u.s. special envoy to ukraine heads to capitol hill today less than a week after he abruptly resigned. >> in california congressman ro khanna says a vote on impeachment is expected by the end of the year. here's abc's rachel scott. >

he lived in the building where guyger killed botham jean. our dallas affiliate reports brown was the victim of gun violence last year. he was shot and another man was killed outside a strip club. abc'kaylee hartung has more. >> reporter: dallas police trying to piece together a murder mystery that some are calling an execution. >> the only thing we heard was one shot, then a double tap after that. >> reporter: a silver sedan seen speeding away from a parking lot turned crime scene. the only victim carrying no form of identification. but police revealing that victim was joshua brown, a key witness whose testimony may have helped convict former dallas officer amber guyger for the death of botham jean inside the apartment building where the three lived. brown testified less than two weeks ago, at times emotional, remembering how he would hear his neighbor singing gospel hymns from his apartment across the hall. he also described hearing jean's fan thge du llr coinl tanfntroat someone say, hey, put your hands up, in a loud tone? >> no. no, ma'am

the first person that testified in the sentencing phase was botham jean's mother who talked about how much she misses her son, what a hole in her life this tragedy has left. they also detailed what a beacon of light the young man was in his community, the charity work he had done and the philanthropic efforts. prosecutors showed some offensive text messages and social media posts that were rather scathing, and amber guyger if she decides to testify on her own behalf in the sentencing phase will have to answer to and be seriously questioning about it. anticipate that on wednesday morning as the sentencing phase continues. we expect to hear from defense attorneys who are trying to minimize the amount of time amber guyger will spend in prison. dave and christine. >> ed lavandera, thank you for that. >>> prince harry and his wife meghan markle are suing over a private letter they claim was published. in a statement, a remarkable statement here, harry says this. unfortunately my wife has become one of the latest victims of a british tabloid that wages campaigns against individuals with no

>> last year, guyger shot botham jean in his dallas apartment. she said she thought she was in her apartment and he was an intruder. a jury found her guilty of murder and she was sentenced to ten years in prison. yesterday outside the courtroom, a different scene on the stres allas. people feeling less forgiving. they marched to protest guyger's sentencing, saying it's too short for a convicted murder. she could have gotten up to 99 years in prison for killing jean. >>> authorities on the peninsula are searching for a man with a knife and ax. it happened yesterday in menlo park. the man left the scene before officers arrived, running into an empty field. police say during the search they encountered a belligerent homeless man who ended up hitting an officer with a tree branch. officers subdued that man with the taser but he and the officer are both expected to be okay. >>> the football season is over for the gilroy high school varsity team. four players were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teammate. the victim, according to the compl

botham jean would have turned 28 this week. lester >> gabe gutierrez in dallas tonight, thank you. >>> also developing this evening, the growing questions about president trump's inner circle his personal lawyer rudy giuliani, secretary of state mike pompeo, and attorney general william barr all now at the center of the impeachment investigation. here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: mike pompeo tonight ignoring questions in italy. >> do you have any comment on reports you're on the july 25th call with president zelensky >> reporter: the secretary of state now caught up in the impeachment firestorm, with new revelations he was on that july call where president trump asked the ukrainian president to investigate joe biden and his son. just last week, pompeo deflected when pressed what he knew about that conversation. >> so you just gave me a report about -- none of which i've seen. >> reporter: pompeo today trading accusations with house democrats, who subpoenaed him for documents, accusing them of trying to bully five curre

botham jean foundation on what would have been his 28th birthday. >>> more than 150 people were arrested in hong kong as protesters faced off with police over the weekend. and the violence is expected to escalate. fires erupted and angry demonstrators tore down patriotic chinese signs. railing against with a they call a slow erosion of their democratic freedoms. on the eve of china's 7 0th and vestry of communist rule the president said hong kong should be allowed to manage its own affairs. pro democracy protesters expected to be back on the streets of hong kong tuesday despite a police ban. . >>> check this out. a fireball caught on camera as cars drove away from an oil tankerlosion it happened saturday in south korea. one tanker caught fire. and quickly spread to a second ship. all the sailors were rescued. but 10 people mostly workers at the terminal were hurt. coast guard is investigating the cause. . >>> celebrations of the jaouish new year rosh hashana are happening with extra security measures. a synagogue near los angeles has armed guards and metal detectors in thate the entrance

>> ten years for the woman who killed botham jean. >> emotional moment during yesterday's sentencing. jean's brother hugged guyger after saying he forgives her. >>> at least seven people were killed when the world war ii-era bomber crash landed at a connecticut airport. >> i heard the engine go pop, pop. you could tell there was engine failure. >>> at least 22 army paratroopers were hurt during a nighttime training exercise at camp shelby. >>> president trump on the attack over the impeachment invest >> he was especially seething about democrat adam schiff. >> this guy was negative on pompeo. that guy couldn't carry his blank scrap. you understand that? >> reporter: the presidential campaign on hold. senator bernie sanders now recovering after an emergency cardiac procedure. >>> all that -- >> the as taking on the rays in the a.l. wild card game. >> that will do it. the tampa bay bay rays are moving on. >>> this guy broke into a car, motion detector went off, camera went on, surprise. >> oh, dear. >>> and all that matters -- >> they said, i want a moat with alligators, snakes, electri

brown who broke down when he testified about the night his neighbor botham jean was shot was himself gunned down over the weekend and police have no suspects. his untimely death now depriving the family of a key witness for the family against guyger and the city of dallas. >> how pivotal of a role would josh play in that suit. >> he would have bee to help thy find peace and botham jean's f >> if jean's death would not be in vain. >> reporter: morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> right now a look at the big board. the dow is down 152 points and stocks fell as investor optimism around the china trade talks fade. >>> new at 11:00, china and the u.s. finalize a trade deal that will lower japanese tariffs on u.s. core. now president trump previously had the u.s. pull out of the deal back in 2017. trump stated that the deal could be a game-changer for farmers and ranchers. that deal is expected to take effect in 2020. >>> in the mean time, also affecting u.s. trade, the u.s. is blacklisting several chinese companies in response to the che groups. almost 30 companies including some of the chinese l

. >> reporter: the former dallas police officer was convicted of murdering her neighbor, botham jean,ore than a year ago. guyger shot and killed him after she said she mistakenly entered his apartment thinking it was her own. >> this community waited on pins and needles to decide whether or not someone could be held guilty for killing an unarmed black man while in his home eating ice cream. >> reporter: protests erupted in the days after the shooting over concern that justice would not be served for the death of an unarmed black man by police. >> we believe that botham's life mattered and want a sentence to that reflects that. >> reporter: after a week-long trial, the jury will decide guyger's fate. she faces five to 99 years in prison. the sentencing phase began yesterday with jean's family testifying how his death has affected them. >> i cannot sleep. i cannot eat. >> reporter: the prosecution also showed racially insensitive texts from guyger. her attorneys are now expected to call on witnesses vouching for her character. >> i ask god forgiveness. i hate myself every single day. >>