they came to court, their cars painted with justice for brenden signs. they left their goal fulfilled. >> when i heard 75 years, that was just, thank god, thank god. he can't do this to anybody else. >> reporter: 16-year-old brenden wilson shot seven times on this wooded path near woodbridge high school. his killer kawain smalls had never met the teen but told police he wanted to avenge a confrontation between wilson and smalls' younger brother. >> but if you were to ask me if he deserved to get robbed or even shot, just shot, i would say yeah. >> reporter: wilson's sister britney told the judge she lost her best friend that day. this hearing marked the first ti brother's killer. >> i was like if i don't go today and go up on that stand and say how this has impacted my life, i will never get tt chance again and i know i'll regret it and i'm not going to live my life regretting not speaking up for mother brother. >> reporter: but wilson's mom has been to every hearing and today in her victim impact statement she spoke directly to her son's killer. >> i wa

they left, their goal fulfilled. >> justice for brenden. >> justice for brenden. >> the 16-year-old washot to death in november of 2014 on a path called the cut that leads from woodbridge high school. the triggerman, kawain smalls. he had never met wilson but wanted to avenge a confrontation between wilson and smalls' brother. smalls' teenage sister lured wilson in the woods saying she wanted to buy marijuana. this was part of smalls' confession. >> i don't feel like people deserve to die, but if you were to ask me if he deserved it to get robbed or even shot, just shot, i would say yes. >> reporter: today his mother turned directly to her son's killer confronting him. >> i wanted him to know that i don't understand after shooting him seven times how he could possibly in arm's reach put that gun to my son's face and pull that trigger. how do you do that? >> caller: vicky wilson also told smalls and the judge she is tortured by the same image each night as she tries to fall asleep. >> i see my son laying there on the ground in the cold all by himself,ob him and hold him, and that's why i

. >> ckawain smalls pledded guilt to killing brenden wilson.was getting revenge for a confrontation his brother had with wilson, and four other people have been charged in his death including smalls sister and brother. coming up at 35:5:00, brenden wilson's mother reacts to what the killer said in court. >>> it was a dreary day and it didn't help that it was a monday out there, unfortunately. we're going to continue to see those clouds into the evening. we're going to continue to see that drizzle as we go into the evening and even into tonight. unfortunately, we're going to have more rain settle in late tonight through early tomorrow, and it's all coming out of this system that's moving through kentucky right now and ohio valley. yeah, that's going to continue to move to the east and we're going to start to see some of that rain unfortunately for us. i'd say after about midnight tonight. we're getting a little break right now, but i know there's some drizzle out there that the radar isn't picking up, unfortunately. so driving tonight will be da

. >> for brenden fay it's been a 25 year battle. proud irish gay new yorkers felt discouraged. there were many times when we wanted to give up. and we wondered if we would ever see this day.

. >> for brenden fay it's been a 25 year battle. proud irish gay new yorkers felt discouraged. there were many times when we wanted to give up. and we wondered if we would ever see this day. step as the group out at nbc marched under its own banner. this year there will be an official gay irish contingent. what does the catholic church think of this? >> the cardinal has been a supporter. >> the cardinal welcomed us to his residence. and that to me was a very significant move. >> mayor de blasio thanked cardinal dolan and pope francis, known for asking who is he to judge gay people. >> people have felt his message and that's one of the reasons we're here today. ers were asked so now were additional gay groups be able to join? their response was essentially that reaching this agreement on this emotional identity based subject has been hard enough. through this year's parade. >> remember, you can watch the nbc 4 new york starting at 11:00 a.m. on thursday march 17th. >>> now a newer st. patrick's day controversy is simmering. some of the city's irish american teachers are upset th

one of the best teams in the western conference... 3 former lightning and stars forward, brenden morrow retired last night... they held the cermeonial puck drop with his family. 1st per - alex killorn to nikita kucherov... goal.. 1-0 tb end of the 2nd period... steven stamkos his 2nd of the game... 33rd on the season, 3-2 tampa bay in the 3rd... stamkos, not the only one with a 2 goal night... jamie benn is pretty good too... stars take the lead and hold on... another lightning loss, 4-3 3 the rays took on the phillies in clearwater yesterday... where evan longoria left the game after shin. 3 the rays offense didn't seem to struggle too much without longo... first batter of the game, logan forsythe, no ill effects from getting hit on tuesday on the elbow... extends nicely here... one nothing rays... in the eight... richie shaeffer adds to the lead... rays hit 4 homeruns in this contest... really overshadowing a fine day on the hill out of matt moore.. 2 batters after shaeffer, mikie mahtook goes yard... his first of the spring... a two run shot, the rays slug their way to a 6-1 win in c

. >>> brenden morrow was a veteran presence last eating -- season but his heart has always been in dallas. he signed a one-day contract with the stars today, retiring with that -- with the franchise. ryan callahan has found a dance way to go, callahan. we pick up the highlights in the 2nd work 1-1 before he shoves -- in the 2nd. 1-1 before he shoves him. but the stars straw even in the third -- the stars draw even in the 3rd. they win 4-3. and it's darren smith the former raven visiting tampa and signing for a one- year traffic -- contract. he started every game last season and made 121 total tackles last year. logan forsythe the leadoff solo shot. happy st. patrick's day, indeed. then in the 6th, stephen pierce goes far to put them up. then richie schaffer follows suit. it's a bit of a shooting gallery out there in the left. finally a two-run finger and the rays blast the phillies, 6- 1. they were down double digits in the second half but lowly the brink scoring eight straight points to pull within three. the crusaders answer with a 12- 3 run however. the big man scored a game-high 26 an

former lightning and stars forward, brenden morrow retiring tonight... cermeonial puck drop with his family...1st per - alex killorn to nikita kucherov... goal.. 1-0 tbend of the 2nd period...steven stamkos his 2nd of the game... 33rd on the season, 3-2 tbin the 3rd... stamkos, not the only one with a 2 goal night... jamie benn is pretty good too...stars take the lead and hold on...another lightning loss, 4-3rays in clearwater today taking on the phillies... where evan longoria left the game after fouling a ball off his left the rays offense didn't seem to struggle too much without longo...first batter of the game, logan forsythe, no ill effects from getting hit on tuesday on the elbow... extends nicely here... one nothing rays...in the eight... richie shaeffer adds to the lead...rays hit 4 homeruns in this contest... really overshadowing a fine day on mikie mahtook goes yard... his first of the spring... a two run shot, the rays slug their way to a 6-1 win in clearwater...smith spent the last 3 years in baltimore... but played the previous nine in jacks

josh brown of the monarchs duking it with brenden miller of orlando call it a draw. solar bears win this one in overtime, 3-2. is tomorrow. some of the best swimmers in the world competing in orlando tonight. olympic gold medalist missy franklin highlighted night two of the arena pro swim series. franklin earned a win in the women' s 100 meter backstroke. 22-time olympic medalist michael phelps had a disappointing fourth place finish in the men' s 100 backstroke. ryan murphy from jacksonville took home first place. ucf, fsu and uf all take court in basketball action this weekend. ew at busch gardens, our appetite for fun never ends. and now, the food & wine festival feeds your appetite for adventure, with wild flavors... pulse-pounding rides... and concerts for every taste. busch gardens' food & wine the best way to enjoy thrilling attractions... ...mouthwatering dishes ...and your favorite artists live in concert every weekend, starting march 5th. so come eat, drink, and rock out now . and let cobra's curse take you for a spin this summer. busch gardens. florida's t

josh brown of the monarchs duking it with brenden miller of one solar bears win this one in overtime, 3-2. game two of the three game set is tonight. some of the best swimmers in the world competing in orlando friday. olympic gold medalist missy franklin highlighted night two of the arena pro swim series. franklin earned a win in the women' s 100 meter backstroke. 22-time olympic medalist michael phelps had a disappointing fourth place finish in the men' s 100 meter backstroke. ryan murphy from jacksonville took home first place. ucf, fsu, and uf all take the court in basketball action this weekend. cara: today, a cruise ship full of sick people on board will arrive back at port canaveral. carnival cruise lines says more than 100 people came down on the ship sunshine with the norovirus. they say the crew has been working to clean and disinfect the ship. this is the fourth cruise ship this week to report the bug. this year, tampa is among the slide in the middle of the city. check this out. it' s called "slide the city." the event is coming to tampa in may. in fact, tampa is just one o

combat vet, fended off the attack, brenden jenkins joins us now.u for having me on. >> it must have been incredible surprise. you are on your bike and someone approaches you. tell us what happened. >> just a normal day on my way home from work. i was literally three streetlights away from home and all of a sudden i get to a red light and somebody just starts pulling me off my motorcycle. >> so naturally i just defended myself and tried to keep him off my motorcycle. >> okay. you say naturally i just defended myself. you are in a stoplight. some random person tries to throw you off your bike, i think there is a lot of people out there said i am going to walk away or step away from the situation. you were in the military you chose to fight back. is that extinctionial. >> i have been the person who never back down especially when someone is messing with my belongings. >> i appreciate that for sure. and have you been in a situation like this and what did you do in the military that prepared you for this? >> no, i have never been in a situation anything