martha mccallam is stand big with the latest coming up. >> breaking tonight live pictures from texas where we just got the verdict in the american sniper murder trial and the verdict tonight was guilty. welcome to our continuing coverage of this breaking news story. so when the judge charged the jury earlier today they're given the option of taking the case tonight or going home, and waiting until tomorrow. they said they wanted to answer the question. so they went into the room at 7:30 eastern, two plus hours later, we heard this. >> we the jury find the defendant, eddie ray routh guilty of capitol murder as charged in the indictment. the verdict is signed by the fore person of the jury. >> with reaction to all of this, we go first to casey steele steegel tonight. casy what is it like tonight? >> it's been an emotional rollercoaster as i said when i talked to while waiting on this verdict, we were looking at each other, members of the press this afternoon saying there is no way they're going to be able to get to closing arguments today and then, once the jury came back from lunch it

martha mccallam is stand big with the latest coming up. >> breaking tonight live pictures from texas where we just got the verdict in the american sniper murder trial and the verdict tonight was guilty. welcome to our continuing coverage of this breaking news story. so when the judge charged the jury earlier today they're given the option of taking the case tonight or going home, and waiting until tomorrow. they said they wanted to answer the question. so they went into the room at 7:30 eastern, two plus hours later, we heard this. >> we the jury find the defendant, eddie ray routh guilty of capitol murder as charged in the indictment. the verdict is signed by the fore person of the jury. >> with reaction to all of this, we go first to casey steele steegel tonight. casy what is it like tonight? >> it's been an emotional rollercoaster as i said when i talked to while waiting on this verdict, we were looking at each other, members of the press this afternoon saying there is no way they're going to be able to get to closing arguments today and then, once the jury came back from lunch it

martha mccallam is stand big with the latest coming up. >> breaking tonight live pictures from texas where we just got the verdict in the american sniper murder trial and the verdict tonight was guilty. welcome to our continuing coverage of this breaking news story. so when the judge charged the jury earlier today they're given the option of taking the case tonight or going home, and waiting until tomorrow. they said they wanted to answer the question. so they went into the room at 7:30 eastern, two plus hours later, we heard this. >> we the jury find the defendant, eddie ray routh