when ydzhokhar tsarnaev says none, maybe not here, but they needed some assistance. dzhokhar'ser went overseas for a little trip. that's where he got some assistance in creation of a bomb like this. >> do you have any information from your contacts that, indeed, there is a search underway overseas or elsewhere for someone who may have helped? >> that's always an open-ended part of any investigation. when you reach a trail like this that isn't finished, the -- you will continue to look for whether or not there's anybody else that may be involved in the production of the bomb like this and who might have stimulated doing something like this. >> let's talk about the documents that were found. they were the notes that reveal what's tsarnaev left in the boat when he was captured. here's what he wrote in part, quote, god has a plan for each person. mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on our actions. the u.s. government is killing our civilians. i can't stand to see such evil go unpunished. you hurt one, you hurt us all. does that message at all diminish the defenses tha

. >> in court today the college friends of boston marathon suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev fighting to get their cases out of massachusetts. they argue they will not get fair trials because of intense media coverage. the three face evidence tampering charges. they are accused of taking his lap top and backpack from his dorm room. they are spending in surveillance aircraft to search for the nearly 300 missing nigerian girls. there is video released showing the girls praying to allah. now what the terrorists are demanding and how the white house is responding. good morning kelly. >> white house secretary jay carney says they have numerous experts in a variety of areas in an effort to find and free the girls. a senior u.s. off fish shall confirms to fox news siz the u.s. is flying missions over my tier yaw hoping to fined the girls. all of this comes ahead video showing 100 christian school girls making a muslim chant. the leader of the group explaining the girls have converted to islam. the group is demanding the release of comrades in prison in exchange for the girl's freedom. meanwhile ali

i want to read for you the note that dzhokhar tsarnaev wrote after the standoff with police that left his older brother dead. he wrote that he was jealous of tamerlan. he said i do not mourn because his soul is very much alive. god has a plan for each person. mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on the actions. we are promised victory and we shall surely get it. >> these are the words of a fundamentalist islamist terrorists. when did he become that? because it doesn't look like his activities in the months leading up to the attack were those of a fundamentalist islamist. but those are familiar words which means he was converted at some point. who converted him? some people are converted online. we know that. but others are converted by some very persuasive imam somewhere. it's possible someone in the united states helped bring him across the line and helped convert him into being a terrorist. >> still so much we don't know. let's talk about your novel "sting of the drone." it's interesting because as you read it there's an argument why drone strikes are good. then you rea

it also revealed that dzhokhar tsarnaev wrote a note while wounded and hiding from police in a boat. in it, he asks allah to make him a martyr. lawyers for tsarnaev are fighting to keep the note out of his upcoming trial. >>> prosecutors say tattoo artists could hold key evidence in the aaron hernandez case. the nfl star faces three counts of murder in the 2013 shooting of a semi pro football player and then a separate 2012 double homicide in boston. the tattoo artists are believed to have done work on hernandez's right forearm. the heavily tattooed former athlete is being held without bail and will be arraigned on the latest charges on may 28th. >>> actor michael jace is due in a los angeles court today as he faces murder charges in the shooting death of his wife. it happened earlier this week after she and the couple's young sons returned from little league practice. neighbors reportedly heard loud arguing moments before shots rang out and police say jace confessed in a 911 call. jace is probably most famous for his role on tv's "the shield," where he played a police officer. >>> al

judge has agreed to three separate trials for these three friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev, the survivingrathon bombing suspect. these three friend are accused of taking actions after the bombing. the judge said there would not be a change of venue despite the fact the defense attorneys said there was too much intense media coverage for their clients to get a fair shake. both are from kazakhstan, have pled gui not guilty for swiping items, including a laptop computer, backpack and parts of fireworks from dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. a man from massachusetts is accused of lying to investigators, two counts of making false statements. it's possible one or more of these will be called on to testify as late as today. there's significant discussion underway in the courtroom as to whether or not they'll be permitted to be cross-examined if they take the stand today. this is a constantly developing story. three trials, first one set to begin the end of june. jon: thank you. jenna: we're waiting for reaction from the white house on a range of hot topics from u.s. involvement

lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev are asking to bar statements made to the fbi after his capture. they say he was wounded and on painkillers and say of course he did not have an attorney present. they're also asking the judge to bar the death penalty, saying it shouldn't be on the table just because a crowded event was the target. the trial is scheduled for november. >>> meanwhile, the man accused of a bomb hoax at this year's boston marathon has been found competent to stand trial. 25-year-old kayvon edson was arrested, carrying a backpack with a rice cooker near the finish line where three pressure cooker bombs killed three and wounded more than 160 people. he is charged with possession of a hoax explosive, making threats and misconduct. he could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> new details on what led to a lockdown at the white house. secret service officials tell cnn the man arrested for driving through a white house checkpoint was likely not a threat. 55-year-old matthew evan goldstein was apparently confused and panicked when he followed a motorcade carrying the president'

also revealed that dzhokhar tsarnaev wrote a note while wounded and hiding from police in a boat. that note, he asks allah to make him a martyr. lawyers for tsarnaev are fighting to keep the note out of his upcoming trial. >>> actor michael jace is due in a los angeles court today as he faces murder charges in the shooting death of his wife. this happened earlier this week after she and the couple's young sons returned from little league practice. neighbors reportedly heard loud arguing moments before the shots rang out. police say jace confessed in a 911 call. he might be most remembered for his starring role in tv's "the shield," where he played a police officer. >>> let's take a look now at what's coming up on "new day." kate bolduan joins us now. >> good morning, kate. >> hey, kate. >> good morning, guys. we're following more disturbing allegations of wait times for u.s. veterans at va hospitals. cnn has learned that some combat vets are waiting months for care, even though a mandate requires them to receive priority, and these are new vets coming back from iraq and afghanistan

to put this in context, the government is defending its actions to have questioned dzhokhar tsarnaevading his his miranda rights. one of the reasons is authorities simply dent know how many bombs were actually out there. and when they found a note that was scrawled inside the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was hiding, it said we were promised victory. we will surely get it. there was a fear that there were others out there. what we have learned now is that the device that was used was constructed using christmas lights to build the fuse. and it was also detonated by remote control parts used for a car. that is information that we had back when this was all going on more than a year ago with this manhunt for these two men. but it's interesting that they were built that way. the government says, look, this took some knowledge. this took some skill. this wasn't just doing this, building this in your mother's kitchen because there was this component of activating the devices by remote control. we know that tamerlan did go to dagestan. there is a belief that he was there to get training fro

a shooting as an fbi agent last year, killing a friend of boston bombing suspect tamarla in dzhokhar tsarnaev. now they are going through records to figure out how he was getting the disability payment from the city while still working in law enforcement. while they don't have the details yet, administrators say it's possible this case falls in a gray area. >> the real question is the job that they are doing, the second job they are doing, is it different substantially different from the job before? >> we don't know the nature of the work that he was engaged in with the fbi. it could be something that he was doing as an oakland police officer employee. >> reporter: mcfarlane had a troubled history as an oakland police officer. he was the focus of two police brutality lawsuits and four internal affairs investigations. the fbi meantime is not talking about macfarlane's hiring process but some here in oakland, some councilmembers are frustrated to find out public funds are being used to pay a disability pension to someone who has the ability to work. there was question about whether the payments

two reports, including one from congress, on the fbi's investigation of tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev says anything, the fbi was hampered by not having enough information on information the russians did not share, in passing along concerns about the older brother tamerlan before the bombings. the call to change how the nsa does business is how it gathers data and from whom, not primarily on how much it vacuums up, brian? >> pete williams rounding out our coverage on the contentions being made by edward snowden, thanks. >>> tonight the scandal that nfld the va explodes, now 100 members of congress are calling for the man in charge, a former four-star army general, to resign, as every passing day brings more news about problems with the va's troubled health care system. we get our report again this evening from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: crisis management today, behind closed doors at the department of veterans affairs, embattled secretary eric shinseki met with representatives as 23 veterans and military groups, and promised he and the va can fix this mess. >> and that they ta

prosecutors believe that tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev used the lights to make fuses and also used a remote control detonator made from model car parts. prosecutors say the brothers crushed and emptied fireworks to make the explosive fuel. those bombs killed three people including a child at the 2013 boston marathon. prosecutors say that dzhokhar admits his role in the bombing, but denies that anyone else helped them. dzhokhar was found hiding inside a boat. you might remember this surveillance footage here. prosecutors say he scrawled a message on the boat about his brother who died after a standoff with police. he said, quote, in this note, i do not mourn because his soul is very much alive. god has a plan for each person. mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light in our actions. >>> investigators say the big rig that caused a bush to crash in southern california hit a car before it jack knifed and lost its load of steel pipes. the bus flipped while trying to avoid those pipes on interstate 10 near the california/arizona border yesterday. four passengers were killed, numero

. >>> new developments in the case against boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. the bombs used in the deadly attacks were called relatively sophisticated, indicating that dzhokhar and his brother may have had outside help. prosecutors are also challenging a defense motion to throw out statements that tsarnaev made while he was in the hospital. molly line picks up the story live from boston. what does this new paperwork reveal for us? >> well, as defense attorneys fight to get the statements tossed out, the filing reveals that prosecutors believe investigators had every right to ask the questions of the accused terrorist. the government argues they had the right to question tsarnaev as he lay in a hospital bed recovering from his injuries, including gunshot wounds to protect the public from harm, alleging that tsarnaev committed one of the most sophisticated and successful terrorist attacks on american soil since september 11th. prosecutors argue the circumstances gave law enforcement strong reason to believe the public was at risk from additional bombs, bombers or

federal prosecutors released some of the text messages sent by boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. the messages were sent hours after the f-b-i released photos of tsarnaev and his brother. prosecutors say dias kadyrbayev texted tsarnaev, who then texted back, "better not text me my friend." that was followed by "laugh out loud." prosecutors say tsarnaev sent another text telling his friend to take what he wanted from his dorm room. and another friend face charges for removing fireworks and a laptop, days after the bombings. another friend is accused of lying to investigators. los angeles clippers owner donald sterling continues to fight the n-b-a. the n-b-a banned sterling for life and fined him "two point five" million dollars for his racist comments. sterling now says he's not paying that fine. in a letter to the league, his attorney says sterling's actions don't merit punishment and that his rights to "due process" were violated. sterling has admitted that he made a mistake. the league's other team owners plan to vote on forcing him to sell the clippers. president obama's asset

dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of carrying out the terror attacks that left three people dead and 260 othersunded last april. >> terrorist abu hamaza takes the stand for the first time in his terror trial. before becoming a hate preacher he ran a strip club. he was accused of supporting the taliban and al qaeda. he faces life in prison if convicted. >> the leader accused in the nonprofit targeting scandal now held in contempt. the house making the decision on lois lerner after she repeatedly refused to answer questions about whether the irs made it harder on conservative groups. lawmakers now have to wait for the justice department to prosecute learner. the house also voting to appoint a special panel to investigate the scandal. >> extreme weather across our country at least two tornadoes caught on camera touching down in colorado just north of denver. while other parts of the state are slammed with hail and high winds. in central kansas powerful winds growing tra-- throwing crane ct cars right off the tracks. incredible images as storms hoover in the distance over texas and oklahoma. maria

. >>> there are 11 hours of interrogations of the accused dzhokhar tsarnaev when he was in hospital.bi is warning that serious bloody civil war is the scene of what is effectively a new training ground for terrorists. they say that al qaeda fighters are gaining combat experience there right now. as barbara starr reports, it is feared some of them are americans who will return home to attack their own country. >> reporter: in syria amid the fighting al qaeda is is planting its flag leading to a direct warning of the rise of al qaeda affiliates. >> its progeny throughout the middle east and africa are virulent and bent on doing great harm to americans abroad and at home. >> reporter: james coney says one of the most virulent threats is at home. >> they're asking them to come to syria and learn new things, build new relationships and most dangerously, a flow out of syria. there will be a terrorist diaspora out of syria. we are determined not to allow lines to be drawn between an outflow from syria and future 9/11s. >> reporter: the u.s. estimates 70 or more americans have gone to syria

jon: friends of the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, returning to courtnext who they had to face in court. >>> an exhibit honoring three thousand victims of the 9/11 terror attacks will open soon in new york city. we'll have a sneak-peek coming up. i've got a to-do list and five acres of fresh air. ♪ top three tools -- hammer, screwdriver, front loader. happiness is a drive-over mower deck. a john deere dealer can teach tractors to anybody. [ don ] in the right hands, an imatch quick-hitch could probably cure most of the world's problems. [ male announcer ] that's how we run, and nothing runs like a deere. visit your dealer or johndeere.com/1family. jon: 13 minutes away from "outnumbered" at the top of the hour. sandra, andrea, what's coming up? >> hey, jon, attorney general eric holder saying that the doj is holding off on investigating the va scandal over allegations of gross misconduct and peril deaths and this has critics all fired up. >>> a major city cracking down with a cure few for teens, one of the toughest in america. concerns this may go too fa

the attorneys say the fbi violated dzhokhar tsarnaev rights by repeatedly questioning him without a lawyer and even after there was no more threat to public safety. >>> veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki refusing to resign. the american legion and some in congress are pushing for his ouster in the wake of the delayed medical treatment at some vtals and clinics. shinseki is vowing to get to the bottom of the problem. >>> german lawmakers seeking to interview edward snowden about surveillance of chancellor angela merkel. the former nsa employee caused an uproar in germany when he leaked documents showing that the agency targeted merkel's cell phone. >>> programing note. fox news goes inside our nation's most secret agency, rocked by leaks and a suspicious public. is the nsa really keeping us safer? don't miss fox news reporting, the nsa's secret war, who is the enemy? anchored by bret baier, saturday may 10th at 10:00 p.m. eastern, sunday may 11th, 9:00 p.m. eastern. jenna: right now in the oscar pistorius murder trial the prosecution trying to show that he lied about details of the ni

hearing arguments on whether to suppress concessions made by a friend of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaeva friend admitted removing evidence from the suspect's dorm room, but his lawyer says the statements came after police intimidation. >>> well, protests today in the more than 30 cities as workers demand higher pay at chains including mcdonald's. the demonstrations building on union campaigns to create awareness and push for $15-an-hour wages. >>> and radio legend caste city kasem has been found in washington state days after leaving a nursing home in california. his exact location still unknown as police say that he is, quote, somewhere in the pacific northwest. family members say that they are relieved but still concerned about his health. jon: well, his father was president of the united states as was his brother, and while jeb bush may be mulling a run in 2016, he might not get the republican support he needs because, as our next guest says, quote: contrary to a lot of psychological analysis, republicans don't go for the guy whose turn it is because they are hard wired to be hierarc

though. >>> prosecutors in boston are revealing more evidence in the case against accused bomber dzhokhar tsarnaevthe bomb used was fairly sophisticated with fuses made of christmas lights and a detonator made of a model car part. the prosecutors say tsarnaev and his brother told a carjacking victim they may explode more bombs in new york. >>> an attempt at humor backfired on the head of the fbi. james comey joked about recruiting agents from the ranks of america's pot smoking geniuses and let's just say it didn't go over well. >> reporter: the fbi has been known as the straight-laced, just the facts lawmen depicted in the classic tv show. currently if you smoke marijuana in the past three years, you need not apply to the fbi but a bit of a buzz has been created after fbi director james comey was asked on monday if the fbi would hire a talented computer whiz who smokes pot. in response comey said, i have to hire a great workforce to compete with those cyber criminals, and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview." does that mean the fbi is considering a change in the pot p

living in quincy, massachusetts, is accused of lying about his friendship with tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaevderal prosecutors say they do not believe he knew in advance about the attacks. russia has called again for ukraine to stop its military offensive against pro-russian rebels. president vladimir putin made the appeal in a phone call with the president of france. but in kiev, the ukrainian defense minister insisted the campaign will continue, despite losses. he spoke a day after an army helicopter was shot down near the city of slovyansk, killing 14 servicemen. in syria, there's word that thousands of people are fleeing government-held cities ahead of next week's presidential election. opposition activists say insurgents ordered civilians to leave before they launch attacks to disrupt the vote. president bashar al-assad is expected to win a third term, despite demands by the u.s. and others that he give up power. officials in northern india fired two policemen today in the face of outrage over the gang rape and killing of two girls, ages 14 and 15. it happened wednesday, in a tiny villag

tonight new details about the chilling note allegedly written by boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaeving to prosecutors, this is the note that tsarnaev wrote while he hid from authorities in a boat in watertown, massachusetts. in it he writes god has a plan for each person. mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on our actions. we're also learning that the tsarnaevs used christmas lights and model car parts to make the explosives. david mattingly has this "outfront" investigation on just how dangerous these devices can be. >> reporter: at this remote desert testing ground, experts from new mexico tech replicate and explode bombs used by terrorists. on this day, there is a sense of urgency. >> after boston, what are you worried about? could this be the future of domestic terrorism? >> well, you're always worried about copycats. are more and more people going to be using this. >> reporter: this is a pressure cooker bomb, similar to the bombs in boston, and we're about to set it off. >> eric, going to do the countdown? >> reporter: in the wrong hands we already know how deadly

. >>> back in court today, two alleged friends of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are accused of tampering with evidence during the massive manhunt for the suspects. at a pretrial hearing, federal investigators said the men willingly shared information, but defense attorneys said fbi agents intimidated them, obtaining confessions without lawyers present. one of the men is expected to take the stand today. a third friend has been charged with lying to investigators. these trials will take place later this year. all three of these young men have pleaded not guilty. >>> all right, two young boys remain in the hospital this morning after falling from an inflatable bounce house that was lifted some 20 feet in the air by gusty winds monday. the boys, ages 5 and 6, are in stable condition. one is in a medically induced coma after suffering a serious head trauma. police in new york say the bounce house was properly staked to the ground. no charges have been filed. the investigation is ongoing. as a parent, that story is so terrifying. and that's not the first time we've reported on th

boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is facing multiple charges that could mean the death penaltydocuments reveal chilling notes that tsarnaev wrote as police closed in on him hiding in a backyard boat just hours after his brother tamerlan was killeded. quote from these notes, i do not mourn because his soul is very much alive. god has a plan for each person. mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on our actions. on radical islam, he wrote, know you are fighting men who look into the barrel of your gun and see heaven. how can you compete with that? from these court documents you also know the bombs that czar in of tsarnaev include lights from christmas lights and model cars. >>> republicans won primaries all over the country and gave us a stable of really good candidates to run as we're going forward. >>> what do midterm results mean for establishment republicans like chris christie and jeb bush in 2016, but first, a new day in the fire fight against a wildfire in arizona. families waiting on possible evacuations. we'll have a live report from there. in the united state

lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev are now asking a federal judge to bar statements he made to the fbi afterapture. they say he was wounded, on painkillers, he didn't have an attorney present. they're also asking the judge to bar the death penalty, saying it shouldn't be on the table just because a crowded event was the target. the trial is scheduled for november. >>> we have some scary moments to show you from houston, where a car barreled into a crowd that had gathered at the scene of a deadly shooting. look at this. [ screaming ] >> this is really a bad situation that got worse. witnesses say the driver was the father of the alleged shooter. that was who was behind the wheel, and that he may have been taunted by members of the victims' families. police have not publicly identified the driver but have charged him with aggravated assault. the shooting left one person dead, another hurt. witnesses say the alleged gunman escaped during this chaos. >>> all right, it could be a dangerous day of weather for much of the country today. a major storm threat from texas all the way to the great lakes

three college friends of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are in court attempting to get theirollowing last year's bombing. >>> president obama awarding the medal of honor to army sergeant kyle white. the 27-year-old risked his life to save fellow soldiers during a deadly ambush in afghanistan in 2007. arlington national cemetery will be marking the 150th anniversary of its first burial. descendants of the first soldier buried there will attend a special wreath laying. steve? >> that is in arlington, virginia. here is a story out of durham, north carolina regarding the v.a. hospital there. we've been telling you over the last couple of weeks about the scandal that started in phoenix where they had a secret second list because any time you go in to a v.a. hospital, you've got to get care within 14 days, otherwise there is a problem. well, another thing down there in durham, two employees have been placed on administrative leave because they, too, did this illegal selling thing. only two we know of obviously this thing is getting bigger and bigger. >> and the big question is, do

now the lawyers for boston marathon suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev want all of those statements thrown out not all. tsarnaev's lawyers also want the possibility of the death penalty thrown out as well. susan candiotti has been follow these latest documents. i know you pored through some court documents. tell us more. >> well, as you said, his defense attorneys are doing everything they can to get their client a fair trial, which is set in november. so they're saying now that all of the statements he made when he was in his hospital bed should be thrown out because he was in no shape to give a statement. remember that just before this, tsarnaev had been cornered in that boat. he was shot and critically wounded, rushed to the hospital. the fbi interviewed him the very next day. we're now learning new details about tsarnaev's medical condition. for example, his eyes were sewn shut according to the defense. he had several medications, and they said he was too groggy to be talking. he had had a tracheotomy done. he could not speak. and they had given him a notepad to communicate. and that's how

martha: lawyers for the boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev filing a series of pretrialtions. they're asking the judge to declare the federal death penalty unconstitutional an calling for some evidence to be thrown out including statements that tsarnaev made while he was hospitalized after the arrest. his attorneys claiming that he was improperly questioned without a lawyer. prosecutors have not responded to that but that is going to be some case when that gets underway. we're watching it. >> this was all about getting to the truth. this is not going to be a sideshow. there is not going to be a circus. this is a serious investigation. bill: speaker boehner vowing order and bipartisanship in a select committee over benghazi. will democrats boycott or not? many of them argue there is nothing more to learn about the attack or the response to it. listen. >> after two years, 13 hearings, 50 briefings, eight reports, 25,000 pages of documents, and millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the issue of benghazi, it looks like republicans are more concerned about an email than they

prosecutors say dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev were trained in bomb making. >>> if a republican controlledy, millions of americans will have to switch to a curbside box but previous efforts have force add change. i didn't know you could still get your mail. remember that? through the door? >> just because you live in an apartment building now. >> yes, that's right, norah. i just haven't seen one in a while. that's all. i've got to to get out. >> more. >> more. >> britain's "telegraph" says frances national railroad made a mistake when it spent $20 billion on new trains but, get this, they're too big if more of the country's train stations. it's a huge faux pas for one of the world's most advanced railways. >> reporter: british train travelers are veterans of delays and cancellations and they've long envied france's fast and affordable rail service but this latest news threatens to derail france's reputation for efficient management. the latest model of french passenger train is sleek, it's fast and as it turns out, it's too fat. in fact, as explained, several inches too fat to fit into hun

doe car dzhokhar car tsarnaev, hurt two people and hurt 60 others.h school buildings up for sale. in wisconsin, the high school was put on the market for put on the market for auto thousand dollars. the ad call it a beautiful mansion. students bit more ambitious listing their school for $7.5 million. and on the opposite end, in free land, michigan, students list their high school for just 100 bucks. administrators after the all three schools calling the ads a harmless senior prank. >> whose are good examples of some pranks. >> i actually bought one. >> you did? >> you bought free land high school. >> are you now the superintendent? >> one of the ads they said it had a dining room that could seat a thousand. >> pretty good. >> you have heard about this story remember gwyneth paltrow couple weeks ago talking about moms and her life as an actress so difficult when she has to go away from three weeks and when compared to moms at home, stay at home moms her life is much more difficult as an actress. now she is taking on the troops and talking about being

would have been difficult for the tsarnaevs to fabricate successfully without training or assistance from others. now, concerns were also raised regarding how dzhokhar and his older brother, tamerlan, built the bombs. the government writes. >> reporter: searches didn't actually yield any traces of black powder, at least strongly suggesting to the government that the tsarnaevs may have had help from outside sources. prosecutors essentially argue that they had the right to question tsarnaev because they were concerned about other attacks being imminent. jon? jon: molly line, thank you. patti ann: major developments in the hunt for hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls in nigeria. what we're learning about the u.s. military effort to bring them back alive. >>> and prosecutors getting ready to try a man for the murder of his wife more than 50 years ago and, get this, the key witness is dead. our legal panel takes up that case. >>> plus, a terrifying scene as a tour bus collides with a big rig. what police are saying caused the deadly accident. >> at one point i felt it kind of going into the dirt and to the embankment at an angle, and i was kind of preparin

tsarnaev brothers. tamerlan killed in a shootout later and dzhokhar, now awaiting trial. court documents filed this week the government admitted it would have been difficult for the tsarnaevs to fabricate successfully without training or access from others. >> for them to be as successful as they were they did training somewhere. they did some sort of practices. it was very well-planned and very well-executed. >> reporter: the government says searches of the tsarnaev's homes and cars found no evidence of gunpowder. quote, suggesting that others had built or at least helped the tsarnaevs build the bombs. officials know the elder met chechen rebels a year before the attack but congressional investigators say the fbi failed to fully follow up on that connection. >> i think had we taken a second look we could have stopped this. >> reporter: adding to the concerns of some foreign terror involvement, the government now says is the full text of what the younger brother wrote as he hid from police in that boat, scrawled on the wall of the vessel and obscured by bullet holes as se

dzhokhar awaiting trial. as abc news reported, the marathon bombs were surprisingly sophisticated and in court documents the government admitted it would have been difficult for the tsarnaevs to fabricate successfully without training or access from others. >> for them to be as successful as they were, they did some training somewhere and did some sort of practices. it was very well planned and very well executed. >> reporter: the government says searches of the homes and cars found no evidence of gunpowder. quote, suggesting others had built or helped them build the bomb. officials know they traveled to meet with chechen rebels a year before the attack. but congressional investigators say the fbi failed to follow up on that connection. >> i think had we taken a second look, maybe we could have stopped this. >> reporter: adding to the concerns of some foreign terror involvement, the government says is the full text of what the younger brother wrote as he hid from police on that boat. scrawled on the wall of the vessel and obscured by four bullet holes as seen in this photo, are writings the government says bear the hallmarks of al qaeda. quote, know you are fighting men wh