. >> bye, miss brannick. >> they said they have a picture of me on the wall.ks to it every night. >> when you go back they will smother you. >> my boss said they would be fighting over rides in the wheelchair. >> yes. >> as she heads back to maryland she said it's her new friends in massachusetts who have made all the difference in her recovery. >> i just really want to say thank you to the city of boston for giving me so much love and support. not only for me but for my family as well. we have all met some really great people and developed really strong friendships here. >> erika brannock will be a bridesmaid in just a few days. perfectly emblematic of the strength that has emerged from this tragedy. that is our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being with us as we start a new week. i'm brian williams. hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. now. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. a violent crime wave in california's third largest city and now a state legislatorer wants to

boston marathon bombing victim, erica brannick. the last to leave the hospital. she lost her leg above the left knee in the april 15th attack. some of her friends and preschoolers welcomed her home on monday. >> it's good to be with the people who know me the best. and to finally be home with them. it's a little overwhelming, too. >>> there's been widespread outrage from news organizations about the obama administration's aggressive policy of targeting journalists as part of their leak investigations, veteran "washington post" intelligence and community reporter and columnist walter pink "us," has argued that journalists also bear responsibility. >> first of all, the a.p., there were a number of phones that were involved, the house gallery phone of the a.p., the lack of warning and journalist organizations, many that i'm familiar with and i'm part of saying why wasn't the a.p. notified so they could negotiate the terms of a subpoena and we have aong track record, all of our organizations do, of working with the administration to define what can be reported and wh

. >>> erica brannick lost her leg in the boston marathon bombing. we'll tell you who her hero is.lisions and disabled ships. when's keeping tabs on the multi-billion dollar cruise ship industry? turns out, practically no one. they're not obligated to comply with u.s. safety regulations and more at the top of the hour, erin. >> thank you. see you in a few. >>> fifth story. blaming mom. actually, no. let's be more specific here. moms who have jobs outside the home. mississippi governor phil bryant spoke his mind today and as sometimes happens that can cause a problem. a moderator asked him how america has become, quote, so mediocre with education. here's what the governor thinks. >> i think parents became -- both parents started working and the mom is in the workplace. it is not a bad thing. i won't get in trouble. i can just see. i can see the e-mails tomorrow. >> yeah. didn't happen tomorrow. it happened tomorrow. but you know what? reaction has been pretty harsh. "outfront" tonight, our contributors. good to see both of you. what do you think? working moms deserve the blame for w

boston's beth israel deaconess medical center, erica brannick, the final bombing victim, went home, thet of 275 men, women and kids, none of whom will ever be quite the same as they were before the bombs went off more than a month and a half ago. they have been scarred inside and out by the trauma that they endured. they have also been changed, though, in another fundamental and very welcome way. by the friends they made in the hospital and the love that they rediscovered during these tough weeks waiting for them back home. more tonight from randi kaye. >> every once in awhile i paint my nails. >> reporter: it's almost time for erica to leave the hospital so she's getting one last pedicure from her nurses. above her bed, a dragonfly hangs. >> it had the staying on it that it was a symbol of strength and courage and getting through hard times. so it's kind of been like my mascot. >> reporter: hard times is an understatement. on marathon day, erica, her sister and brother-in-law had gone to see her mother run. they were standing near the finish line when the bomb went off. >> i fell backw