lester. >> jacob rascon tonight. thank you. >>> the city of boston tonight has surpassed 100 inches of snow this winter. and the misery gets worse by the day from north to south. you can see what it looks like from space. so much of the nation encased in ice and that triggered a massive pileup today on the road. as nbc's gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: the crashes were out of control. this morning more than 70 vehicles smashed into each other on i-95 near bangor, maine. at least 17 people were injured. nurse lori welch's car was hit three times, but she survived and helped other victims in the massive pileup. >> i helped a girl who was injured, severely injured, get her out of a vehicle that was like a truck that was just folded right up in two. >> reporter: record cold continues to grip the northeast. today, boston surpassed 100 inches of snow so far this season. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think we have to, you know, move somewhere elsewhere it's warmer. >> reporter: poughkeepsie, new york hit negative 12 de

jacob rascon, nbc news, louisiana. >>> that's nbc nightly news for this sunday, we hope you'll join usack here tomorrow night. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> right now at 6:00 a bay area pilot was only in the air for a few minutes before his plane lost power and needed to land. luck oo for him, there was golf course nearby. hear from the pilot who hit that fair way. good evening, everyone. >> this something you certainly don't expect to see while golf awning a beautiful sunday. a small plane crashing at an east bay golf course. the pilot luckily is not hurt. the crash happened at the sky west golf course near 880 and 280 interchanges. anannette, you say you talked

the report tonight from nbc's jacob rascon in stephenville, texas. >> reporter: the defendant who walked into the courtroom today looks a lot different than the marine corps veteran arrested two years ago. back then the d.a. told the jury eddie ray routh shot two men in the back who were there to help him. >> one time in the side, one time in the stomach. >> reporter: that night, routh's sister called 911. >> he says he killed two guys, they went to a shooting range. he's acting all crazy. he's psychotic. >> reporter: the defense told the jury routh is not responsible for his actions that day. >> he was in the grip of a psychosis. >> reporter: a psychosis so severe, the defense said, routh feared for his life. >> he thought, in his mind at that point in time that it was either him or them. >> reporter: the world is watching the american sniper trial just as it watched the movie which depicts kyle coping with post-traumatic stress by helping others struggling. kyle's widow taya took the stand first, not looking at routh, fighting back fears. describing her friendship final moments with he

more on that now from nbc's jacob rascon. >> reporter: sudden whiteout conditions and icy roadways led to hundreds of accidents in north texas, including a 20-car pileup on u.s. 75 outside dallas. >> a lot of brake lights, a lot of people scattering. >> reporter: traffic froze on nearly every major roadway. in ft. worth interstates 30 and 35 completely shut down. >> conditions very bad here. >> reporter: what are usually 20-minute trips took two to three hours. >> i'm stuck on the side of the road. >> reporter: amber mcclure flew in from the east coast. >> this is not what i thought texas was going to do. i never believed the meteorologists, but they were right. >> reporter: hundreds of schools shut down early. some for the fourth time this week. at dfw airport hundreds of flights were canceled. others delayed for de-icing. >> y'all have more snow than we do in north carolina. >> reporter: enough to blanket the texas rangers stadium and create one of the most treacherous travel nightmares here in recent memory. this storm will pummel the area again tonight and tomorrow. and a new storm

the trial pibcks up again monday. >> jacob rascon for us tonight, thank you. >>> the white house calls it a defining challenge of the 21st century, the vulnerability in this country to cyber attacks. president obama today at an event in silicon valley signed an executive order to combat cyber threats but key partners in the business world are skeptical of trusting the government. the report tonight from chris jansing. >> reporter: as the consultant in a two-man shop in rural georgia, ryan says he never expected this. >> turn my computer on and it started making this awful churning noise. >> reporter: his computer was hacked twice and it nearly crippled his business. >> a very frustrating two months of just trying to get everything back. >> reporter: even more frustrating, most criminal hackers operate on virtually untraceable parts of the internet the dark web, where you can buy credit cards, passports, even hire a hacker for a wide range of jobs. this says, a medium job is ruining people. >> that's right. that's what it would cost for this service they're selling. >> reporter: it has

lester. >> jacob rascon tonight, thank you. >>> surprising turns in a deadly road rage mystery in las vegas. still to come, that mother gunned down, a teenager under arrest. and tonight, new revelations about a violent encounter. >>> and later some good news on a friday night. a girl scout who just struck gold by going door-to-door in a very unusual place. >>> welcome back. there is a growing mystery tonight in las vegas, an alleged road rage killing. the mother gunned down, a 19-year-old man under arrest. and now we are learning that the victim and the suspect knew each other. and there are new details about how the violent encounter unfolded. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: charged with murder, 19-year-old erich nowsch jr. is the teen who detectives say shot and killed 44-year-old tammy meyers. arrested after a standoff at his home in front of his mother, the meyers family told police tammy was gunned down after a case of road rage. and now a new twist, the victim's family says they know the suspect. tammy had even taken a motherly interest in him. >> we know this

jacob rascon has our report tonight from stephenville, texas. >> reporter: it's hard to find anyone in erath county texas, who hasn't heard of chris kyle. the welsh family lived across the street from him. >> kept asking, chris, what are you going to do the rest of your life? you going to be a cowboy the rest of your life? he said, no, i'm going to join the navy and be a navy s.e.a.l. >> reporter: kyle served four tours in iraq earning the title america's deadliest sniper. what is now the top grossing war movie of all time sold out for weeks in stephenville. in 2012 kyle sat down with lester holt. >> if i could figure out a number of people i'd saved, that's something i would brag about. >> reporter: one year later kyle and close friend chad littlefield took former marine eddie ray rout to a shooting range. they wanted to help him cope with post-traumatic stress, but rout turned on them. that night routh confessed to killing both men. here he is today inside a stephenville courtroom charged with capital murder, expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 800 people were summone

here's nbc's jacob rascon. >> reporter: for several minutes, eddie ray mouth doesn't move. the jury hears the nearly hour-long recording, the media ordered no the to broadcast audio. when the questioning begins routh doesn't answer directly rambling about flying pigs and people feeding on his soul but then he confesses he shot chris kyle first, then quote, i knew if i did not take out his soul he was coming to take mine next. routh describes the guns he used admits to stealing kyle's truck and trying to escape. at least three times the investigator asks routh if he understands if what he did was wrong? right, routh answers, yes, sir, he says later. at one point routh interrupts the interview asking about his parents, i'd like to see them at least hug my mom one last time, you know. routh apologizes saying quote, i'm just sorry for what i've done you know and we can work this out. i guess i need to be doing more thanking in this town than hurting people. >> that was nbc's jacob rascon reporting. >>> the music world lost a great singer/songwriter. ♪ it's my party and i'll cry

nbc's jacob rascon is covering the trial for us in stephenville, texas. >> reporter: eddie ray routh didn't know he was recorded. for 23 minutes he says nothing, sitting and sometimes lying down in the back of a parked patrol car after his arrest. hey, marine, an officer calls out, you all right back there? just so nervous about what's going to happen to me and my life today, routh said. then, quote, i've been so paranoid and schizophrenic all day. i don't know what to even think of the world right now. i don't know if i'm just insane or sane. the jury will weigh that very question. did routh know right from wrong when he killed chris kyle and chad littlefield? in five days of testimony from the prosecution, we heard two dozen witnesses, including kyle's widow, taya. today the defense began with a texas ranger who held up kyle's sniper rifle recovered at the crime scene. then routh's mother jody took the stand saying routh was never the same after military service, suicidal and in and out of a v.a. medical center. she said doctors diagnosed routh with ptsd and prescribed him nine med

jacob rascon, nbc news, ruston, louisiana. >> wow 23 years old.ss in the future. >>> now here's a look ahead. the westminster kennel club's 139th annual dog show gets under way in new york city. tonight's competition for hounds, nonsporting and herding groups will be carried live on cnbc at 8:00 eastern. also want to say happy birthday to 2015 football hall of famer jerome bettis who turns 53, tennis great john mcenroe is 56, and "law & order svu's" ice t is 57.

closing arguments are under way, and nbc's jacob rascon is there. >> reporter: the prosecution's final piece of evidence was an apology. in a jail house recording played for the jury, eddie ray routh says, quote, it tore my expletive heart out when i did it. i don't know why i did it, but i did it. two weeks of testimony from three dozen witnesses boils down to this. was routh insane or deliberate when he shot chris kyle and chad littlefield at a texas gun range two years ago? a crime scene analyst told the jury today routh waited to strike until his victims had their backs to him and shot them from only feet away saying they especially kyle quote, absolutely never saw this coming. routh has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. his attorneys argue he was psychotic at the time of the shooting. the prosecution arguing he knew his conduct was wrong. kyle's widow taya spoke to al roker at the oscars where the movie inspired by her husband's autobiography "american sniper" about her husband. >> i miss my husband. i want him here. it's been two weeks of -- i'm not supposed to talk about

here's jacob rascon. >> reporter: she may not be much older than his players, on the sidelines, tylerls right at home. >> instead of growing up and slumber parties at your friend's house, i was in locker rooms, hotel rooms, i was on the bench. >> reporter: such was the life of the only child of college basketball legend pat summit. >> all the public saw was this lady on the sideline who looked like a dictator screaming at her players and staring them down. behind closed doors, she was a loving caring person. >> reporter: for most of pat's 1100 wins and eight national championships, tyler was right there. until three years ago, when pat stepped down nacing a new opponent. >> it was a hard couple days when she got diagnosed with alzheimer's, and at first she said why me? and it took a while for us to say, you know what this is god's plan and we have to figure out what our next step is. >> reporter: in 2012 she received the presidential medal of freedom. >> anyone who feels sorry for pat, will find themselves on the receiving end of that famous glare or she might punch you. >> reporter:

jacob rascon has our report tonight from texas. >> reporter: it's hard to find anyone who hasn't heard of chris kyle. this family lived across the street from him. >> kept asking chris, what are you going to do the rest of your life? you going to be a cowboy the rest of your life? he said no i'm going to join the navy and be a navy s.e.a.l. >> reporter: earned the title, america's deadliest sniper. what's the top -- sold out in stevenville. in 2012 chris sat down with lester holt. one year later kyle and close friend chad littlefield took former marine eddie ray routh to a shooting range. they wanted to help him cope with post-traumatic stress but he turned on them. here he is today inside a stephenville courtroom charged with capital murder expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 800 people were summoned to court for routh's trial including clifford sexton who was dismissed. >> i feel like possibly out of this many jurors they can find a fair panel, but i think it's going to be pretty tough. >> reporter: retired texas judge mike sykes. >> ultimately whether the trial's in

lester. >> jacob rascon tonight, thanks. >>> the captain who wrecked the cruise ship costa concordia three years ago and then abandoned ship while passengers and crew were still onboard has been convicted of multiple counts of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years behind bars. 32 people were aboard the ship. the captain told the court he's been turned into a scapegoat. >>> now a follow-up to an investigation news investigation. the navy has ordered new safety measures on the mh53-e helicopter just days after nbc reported on numerous accidents involving these choppers. 30 members of the navy have died aboard seadragons over the years. now certain components implicated will undergo a more rigorous inspection process. but there are no plans to take the sea dragon out of service until at least 2025. >>> as millions in and around the city of boston continue to dig out from under six feet of snow the embattled head of that city's transit system beverly scott, announced today she's stepping down in april. she's come under fire after trains were halted for over a day after historic snowfall

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jacob rascon has reaction from the jurors. r: good morning. the verdict came quickly and punish was immediate. e accused of killing the most lethal sniper in america and his close friend was found guilty of capital and sentenced without the possibily of parole. the defendant showed no emotion as the verdict was read or when victim impact statements were given. one person a family member called routh an american disgrace. important to note kyle's wife was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read. she had left abruptly when defense talked about whether or not kyle should have known routh was crazy at the of the shooting. l have much more including reac from family members coming up on "today". >> of course coming up jacob will he much more on the vet as he said. that starts right after "news 4 . >>> working to find out more about a dip involved shooting on azalea place. they responded to a domestic call last night. a woman with man with a be wasn w threatening her. investigs s they did find a gun on the scene. >>> today we will learn the j

nbc's jacob rascon is in texas right now and tell it's us about the emotional first day on the stand. >> reporter: taya kyle fought back tears almost immediately after taking the stand. the widow of american sniper chris kyle wore his old dog tags and a cross around her neck clutching them at times looking skyward at others. describing the last time she saw her husband alive, she said "we said we loved each other and gave each other a kiss and a hug, like we always did." >> okay thank you. >> reporter: the movie "american sniper" depict it's kyle coping with post-traumatic stress by helping other struggling veterans. in court we learned kyle and chad littlefield took a 90-mile trip to the gun range many times with many struggling veterans. that day they took former marine eddie ray routh, but on the way kyle texted lilfield "this dude is straight up nuts." littlefield responded, "he's right behind you. watch my back." >> taya called her husband right before he died. "i could tell something was up" taya said. "he was just quiet". >> when he took their lives, he was in the grip of a psy

here's jacob rascon in stephenville, texas. >> reporter: for several minutes eddie ray routh doesn't move. the jury hears the nearly hour-long recording the media ordered not to broadcast to media. when the question begins routh doesn't answer directly. rambling about flying pigs and people feeding on his soul. but then he confesses he shot chris kyle first saying "i knew if i did not take out his soul, he was coming to take mine next." routh describes the guns he used, admits to stealing kyle's truck and trying to escape. at least three times the investigator asks routh as he understands that what he did was wrong. right, routh answers. yes, sir, he says later. at one point routh interrupts the interview to ask about his parents saying "i'd like to see them, at least hug my mom one last time, you know." and finally, routh apologizes saying "i'm just sorry for what i've done, you know. and we can work this out." and "i guess i need to be doing more thinking in this town than hurting people." during cross-examination the defense establishes the texas raininger who conducted the interv

nbc's jacob rascon takes a look at the case. >> reporter: the only thing more popular than "americanin stephenville texas, is the real life sequel now playing out at the courthouse. >> i just want to see all three families finally get the answers they deserve. >> i'll pick it up. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle became america's deadliest sniper while serving in iraq. the oscar-nominated movie based on his autobiography is now the top grossing war movie of all time. in 2012 kyle talked to lester holt about his mission at home helping struggling veterans. >> some people are definitely coming back with ptsd. and i want to try to figure out everything i can do possibly to help those guys. >> reporter: one of those guys was former marine eddie ray. two years ago friend chad little field took him shooting at the rough creek lodge gun range. >> he says he killed two guys. they went out to a shooting range. like he is all crazy. he is psychotic. >> reporter: defense attorneys for ralph declined to comment, but said he will plead not guilty by reason of5($p÷ insanity. in december kyle's

jacob rascon has the story from texas. >> reporter: the only thing more popular than an american sniper in texas is the real-life sequel now playing out at the white house. >> i want to see all three families finally get the answers they deserve. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle became the deadliest sniper while serving in iraq. this, is the top grossing war-movie of all time. in 2009, kyle talked to lester about his mission at home helping struggling veterans. >> some are definitely coming back with ptsd. i want to try to figure out everything i can do possibly to help those guys. >> reporter: one of the guys was a former marine eddie ray routh. two years ago, kyle and friend, chad littlefield, took him to the gun range. only routh returned home. his sister called 911. >> reporter: defense attorneys for routh declined to comment but said he will plea not guilty by reason of insanity. kyle's widow, taya, spoke with us and says she doesn't think post-traumatic express describes what happened. >> they struggle with other things. they don't turn around and kill other people. >> what t

nbc's jacob rascon is covering the trial for us in stephenville, texas. >> reporter: the days leading up to the crime were bizarre. eddie ray routh's former girlfriend told the jury he threatened her with a ninja sword and called her a demon. he heard voices and saw things and even asked her to marry him the night before the killings. in the morning, they fought and routh smoked pot with his uncle until chris kyle showed up. routh shot kyle and chad littlefield at a texas gun range and drove to his sister's. the person who came to my house, his sister told the jury, was not who i know is my brother. routh told her, "he killed two guys" and "sold his soul for a pickup." before routh drove away leading police on a chase, his sister told him "i love you, but i hate your demons." all evidence the defense hopes will convince the jury routh is not guilty by reason of insanity. >> the standard is high and it should be if you think about it. there's really no issue about whether routh murdered these two young men or not. it's whether he was insane or not at the time of the offense. >> reporte

nbc's jacob rascon reports. >> reporter: the defendant who walked into the courtroom looks a lot differentn the marine corps veteran arrested two years ago. back then the d.a. told the jury eddie ray routh shot chris kyle and chad littlefield in the back, two men there to help him. >> they found chris kyle shot five times in the back inside one time in the side of the head. >> he said he killed two guys he's all crazy. >> reporter: the defense told the jury routh is not responsible for his actions that day. >> when he took their lives, he was in the grip of a psychosis. >> reporter: a psychosis so severe, the defense said routh feared for his life. >> he thought in his mind at that point in time that it was either him or them. >> reporter: the world is watching the american sniper trial just as it watched the movie which predicts kyle coping with host traumatic stress by helping others. kyle's widow taia took the stand first, not looking at routh, fighting back tears talking about kyle and littlefield's friendship, their phone conversation just before he died. i could tell something was up

>> jacob rascon tonight, thank you. >>> george zimmerman will not face federal charges in the shooting death of trayvon martin during a confrontation back in 2012. zimmerman was later acquitted of second-degree murder and federal prosecutors now say there's not enough evidence to bring civil rights charges which would have required proof zimmerman killed martin because of his race. trayvon martin's parents said although we're disappointed in the government findings we remain poised to do everything in our power to make sure that senseless violence is eradicated and no parent or community have to go through what we've had to endure on a daily basis, end of quote. >>> the secretary of veterans affairs is apologizing for a claim he made about his service record while a camera crew was following him. today he found himself with some explaining to do. the pentagon correspondent has more f >> reporter: va secretary robert mcdonald seeking out homeless veterans on the streets of los angeles. but it's this exchange that aired last month that landed him in trouble. >> army? what unit? special f

for "today," jacob rascon nbc news stephenville texas. >> we have lisa green here with us. experts agreed that routh does not suffer from ptsd. why is that a big deal? >> it is not a big deal legally. the schizophrenia would be grounds for acquittal if the jury is persuaded that routh did know what he was doing. by the time the prosecution was done about the witnesses, routh looks like a liar who did not see combat and did not have ptsd. it undercuts any sympathy the jury would have for him. >> you say this is a battle the experts and timelines. >> yes, from the prosecution point of view, they want the jury to focus on that day. particularly on routh's behavior after the murders. he had lunch and fled from police. and the defense want to look at the relatives and descend into madness. >> who won the week? >> the prosecution had 2 to 1 more expert witnesses. i think the story was powerful. tough for the defense. >> oscars tomorrow. "american sniper" six nominations. buzzed about awards season. how will that affect the jury? >> the jurors promised not to let it get to them. i

nbc's jacob rascon has more. >> reporter: the first weekended with a bombshell. i heard mr.routh say i shot them because they would not talk to me. >> i got a military aged male on a cell phone. >> reporter: the year's most popular movie, "american sniper" depicts chris kyle's four tours in iraq and post traumatic stress. kyle's widow taya described the last time she saw her 38-year-old husband. photos from routh's home showed ammunition and an empty whiskey bottle. a few hours later, routh shot kyle and chad littlefield repeatedly with different guns. stole kyle's truck and led police on a ten-minute chase. >> he said he killed two guys. they went to a shooting range. like he is all crazy. he's [ bleep ]. >> reporter: before he surrendered and confessed, he acted strangely. and talking about voodoo and hell and the apocolypse. district attorney alan nash. >> that he used drugs and alcohol that morning. and he knew what he was doing wrong. >> reporter: routh has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. his attorney says he was in a grip of psychosis. the trial picks up agai

matt. >> jacob rascone, thank you very much. >>> lisa bloom is a "today" legal analyst.to you. >> good morning. >> let's go with there text okay. chris kyle sandy text to littlefield in that car on the way to the gun range, eddie routh was in the back seat. at one point he sends a text that says routh is quote straight up nuts littlefield responds saying he agree, watch my six, a military term for watch my back. these guys aren't doctors but does that bolster the defense claim that eddie routh was insane at the time of this crime? >> well it certainly helps, it doesn't get the defence all the way there. it shows he had a mental disease or defect the first part of the test that was obvious to lay people. the defense still has to show, though he didn't know the difference between right or wrong. >> then taya kyle takes the stand yesterday. she was very emotional talking about chris' heroics, his life as a family man t. last time she saw him alive. what impact did she have on the jury? >> well listen the jurors are human beings. we have a beautiful young grieving widow, not

nbc's jacob rascon is at the courthouse. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. speak people are filling up the courthouse behind me ready to hear opening statements in what people call the "american sniper" murder trial expected to determine whether the accused killer will spend his life in prison or mental institution. photos show eddy ray routh posing with rifles and playing in iraq in 2008. five years later routh gunned down chris kyle and close friend chad at a texas gun raid during a trip meant to help routh cope with post traumatic stress. routh confessed to his family and police. defense attorneys will try to persuade a jury that routh is not guilty by reasonable of insanity. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty but want the jury to convict routh of capital murder. the trial is the real life sequel to "american sniper," the movie based on kyle's autobiography now the top grossing war film of all time. >> i wanted to be a counselor. i did that. >> before iraq kyle was a cowboy working for david. >> he went on to be in my opinion a champion. that's w

for "today" jacob rascone, nbc news stevenville, texas. >> the testimony is expected to last at leasts get a check of the weather the icy weather from al. >> today's weather is brought to you by click filet. wake up to a whole new world of taste. try clicken forhicken for breakfast. >> i decided, let's warm things up a little. >> please. >> everybody is tired of the cold some we got this big ridge of high pressure out west and that's where we need to go. look at these temperatures glendale 85 at 13 degrees above normal. vegas 79 bakersfield 74. albuquerque getting up to 70. that's where you need the take that left turn. then it continues on friday this ridge of high pressure. denver will see a high of 57. yuma arizona 76. bakers field, 71. the nice warm weather continues out there. here in the northeast the light snow hanging around the single digits to the low temperatures through the upper >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a coltd start. and the wind makes it feel even colder. afternoon temperatures will peak in the teens and low 20s. gusty winds that are cold and wil

here is jacob rascone from the courthouse. >> reporter: routh never saw combat is in the corps, afterrge friends tell family and jury, he didn't seem himself. he seemed distant, he seemed disturbed, not fun loving eddie. he seemed bothered. routh's former girlfriend said it got worse in the night before the crime as the couple argued about his drug habits, he said he started hearing voices telling her to be quiet because quote they're listening to us. then as she reached for his medication routh got down on his knees, he asked me to marry him. she said yes, and he wrapped his arms around my stomach and started crying. but there was more fighting and arguing the next morning. she left, routh smoked pot with his uncle until chris kyle showed up, who inspired the now oscar nominated movie. >> what's wrong? >> nothing. >> we got more than the rest of the snipers. but they got one of us. >> reporter: routh shot kyle and chad littlefield in a texas gun range during what was meant to be a type of ptsd therapy before driving to his sisters. the person that came to my house, his sister told th

nbc news correspondent jacob rascone reports. >> reporter: the days leading up to the crime were bizarre girlfriend told the jury he threatened her with a ninja sword and called her a demon. he heard voices and even asked her to marry him the night before the killings. in the morning, they fought and routh smoked pot with his uncle until chris kyle showed up. routh shot kyle and chad littlefield at a texas gun range and drove to his sister's. the person who came to my house, his sister told the jury was not who i know as my brother. routh told her he quote, killed two guys and, quote, sold his soul for a pickup. before routh drove away leading police on a chase, his sister told him, quote, i love you but i hate your demons. all evidence the defense hopes will convince the jury routh is not guilty by reason of insanity. >> standard is as it should be. if you think about i. i mean there's really no issue about whether routh murdered these two young men were not. it's whether he was insane or not at the time of the offense. >> all right. still ahead on "morning joe," as isis advances in the

here's nbc's jacob rascone. >> reporter: for several minutes eddie ray routh doesn't move.our long recording the media ordered not to broadcast audio. when the questioning begins routh doesn't answer directly rambling about flying pigs and people feeding on his soul. but then he confesses he shot chris kyle first saying, quote, i knew if i did not take out his soul, he was coming to take mine next. routh describes the guns he used admits to stealing kyle's struck and try to escape. at least three times the investigators asked routh if he understands that what he did was wrong. right, routh answers, yes, sir, he says later. at one point routh interrupts the interview to ask about his parents saying quote, i'd like to see them at least hug my mom one last time you know. and finally, routh apologizes saying, quote, i'm just sorry for what i've done, you know and we can work this out. and, quote, i guess i need to be doing more thinking in this town than hurting people. >> during cross-examination the defense established that the texas ranger who conducted the interview did not

after the defense rested last night, here's jacob rascon. >> after eddie surrendered and confessed, he sat down with a to rensive psychology saying he suffered from schizophrenia and he believed he was acting in self defense. ralph told the psychiatrist pigs were taking overed the world and his neighbors and coworkers were cannibals and his girlfriend was a pig hybrid and they were pig assassins sent here to kill people. >> i know you got family. >> you heard you had a big collection. i saw we were about the same size. >> the movie depicts his four tours in iraq and how he coped by helping other veterans. after the crime, he felt relieved and kept up his delusions talking about soul sucking pigs and flying pigs during his jail house confession. in the end, the crist said ralph's mental state prevented him from knowing that his conduct was wrong. the defense rested their case after calling eight witnesses arguing he is not guilty by reason of insanity. the psychiatrist conceded that ralph lied to him about how traumatic the service really was, saying it's my opinion that he does not suf

here's nbc's jacob rascon. >> the video shows police chasing a black ford f-350 for 10 minutes belongingchris kyle but behind the wheel is his killer. a patrol car slams into the truck, but it only speeds up for miles before coming to a stop. when outcomes former marine surrendering and confessing to killing kyle and chad littlefield. he said he had taken a couple souls and had more souls to take. >>> you okay? >> you are my hero. >> the movie american sniper depicts four in iraq and how he coped with post traumatic stress something he was trying to do at the lodge gun range. photos make it clear that he shot dozens of rounds before prosecutors say he turned on the other two, shooting them repeatedly in the back and elsewhere. both men were found with loaded pistols in their waist bands, the safeties still on. they argue ralph was in the grip of a psychosis when he killed even fearing for his life. after he fled, he stopped a a taco bell and drove to his sister's who called police. >> he said he killed two guys. >> one of the responding officers was wearing a body camera. they can hear h

. >> that was nbc's jacob rascone reporting. terrible end to chris kyle's story. iraq only to come home and be shot dead allegedly by a guy who he was trying to help. >> and the question is can he get a fair trial. the answer is -- no. there's just no way he can get a fair trial right now. i don't know what they do. i don't know where they go but they certainly -- i think they're going to have to delay the trial. i just -- i mean how do you put a trial out of a guy that is an american hero and it's the biggest war movie of all time more popular than "saving private ryan" and then say this is the guy that killed him while it is still in the midst of its run that makes it the most popular american war movie of all time. you just can't do it. >> you have to be able to do it to find a jury where no one heard of chris kyle. that seems unlikely, especially in this town. >>> moving on in 2013 democratic senator elizabeth warren harshly criticized a nearly $2 billion settlement with hsbc for money laundering. >> if you're caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are g

nbc's jacob rascon has covered the trial from the beginning. good morning to you. >> good morning. two weeks and three dozen witnesses boils down to this. the jury did not buy the insanity defense. the verdict came quickly and punishment was immediate. >> all rise! >> reporter: it took less than three hours to decide. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty of the felony offense of capital murder. >> words of comfort and closure for the families of the victims. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son and as always got has proved to be faithful. >> for the first time, we were able to hear what was presented to the jury. like police dash cam video of the failed escape attempt. and testimony from chris kyle's widow. >> when did you last see chris that day? >> we were at the house and gave the kids a kiss and a hug like we always did. >> even the defendant himself in the rambling confession tape. >> i knew if i did not take his soul he was going to take mine. >> i just want to get the bad guy. i can't see them. i can't shoot them. >> it became the seq

. >>> nbc news correspondent jacob rascon has details. >> reporter: taya kyle fought back tears almostidow of "american sniper" war a cross around her neck describing the last time she saw her husband alive she said we said we loved each other and gave each other a kiss and hug like we always did. >> okay. thank you. >> reporter: the movie "american sniper" depicts kyle coping with post-traumatic stress by helping other struggling veterans. in court we learned kyle and chad lilfield took the 90 mile trip many times with many struggling veterans. that day took former marine eddie ray routh. but on the way kyle texting littlefield, this dude is straight up nuts. littlefield responded, he's right behind you. watch my back. taya called her husband right before he died. i could tell somebody r something was up taya said. he was just quiet. defense attorney warren st. john. >> when he took their lives, he was in the grip of a psychosis. >> reporter: warren told the jury in that moment rouf fearth feared for his life. >> he was thinking they were going to take his. >> reporter: district attor