she didn't want it nikolas cruz, i'm sorry, that's how it was >> cruz's former special education teacherappeared virtually in court she said he exhibited behavior she hadn't seen in all of her years of teaching. >> curling his hands into paws hissing, strcratching out. proximity to other children would cause the aggressive behaviors. if no one was near nikolas, he wouldn't hurt them >> his lawyers are hoping to save his life. there was the scene four years ago on valentine's day whether cruz opened fire at parkland high school. he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and attempted murder the jury is set to decide cruz's punishment he faces the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty the jury will have to be unanimous in their decision. if even one juror sides against the death penalty, nikolas cruz will spend the rest of his life behind bars. we have legal analyst danny cevallos here. >> this is not if nikolas cruz did it this is about life or death. right now, life is probably an under dog. the defense strategy here is not to be combative. not to challenge these victims and

. >>> nikolas cruz pleaded guilty to killing 17 people at parkland high school.ay his defense team tries to explain why. >>> dennis rodman says he's heading to russia to help bring brittney griner home. now the state department weighs in. >>> but first, ukrainians on edge tonight as they prepare to celebrate their independence day on wednesday. today marks six months since russia invaded ukraine. now the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is warning russian forces may ramp up their relentless attacks ahead of the national holiday. in his nightly address over the weekend, zelenskyy said ukrainians should be aware this week russia may try to do something particularly nasty, something particularly cruel. he didn't provide any other details. zelenskyy's message comes as tensions rise over a car bombing that killed the daughter of one of putin's closest allies. the russian authorities are blaming the attack on ukraine, saying they solved the crime in -- get this -- 48 hours and a ukrainian assassin carried out the bombing. nbc news has not been able to independ

jorge: en otras cosas hoy comenzÓ la defensa en el juicio para sentenciar a nikolas cruz, el asesinogarrillos, el jurado va a decidir si cruz merece cadena perpetua. anthony fauchi dice que dejarÁ en diciembre en la direcciÓn del instituto nacional de alergias y enfermedades donde trabaja, tambiÉn dejara de ser el principal asesor de salud del presidente, sin embargo aclarÓ que iniciarÁ una nueva fase en su carrera mÉdica en la que se mantendrÁ mientras tenga energÍas pfizer solicitÓ la aprobaciÓn para su tercer refuerzo en contra del covid—19, consiste en una vacuna especialmente diseÑada para combatir las contagiosas variantes de omicron, serÁn elegibles para ponÉrselas las personas de 12 aÑos de edad en adelante, la farmacÉutica empezarÍa a enviar las vacunas al mercado el prÓximo mes. la viruela de mono tiene muy preocupado anabella porque registra primer caso de niÑo infectado, los casi 10,000 docientos contagios son de new york, de manhattan, y sobre todo entre hombres de 25 aÑos a 34 aÑos de edad, este primer caso infantil desata temores entre muchos padres como nos explica bl

leyla santiago is outfront. >> reporter: the defense for nikolas cruz now presenting its case, hopinglty. >> nikolas cruz's decision to take an uber to marjory stoneman douglas high school and kill as many people as he could possibly kill is not where nikolas cruz's story starts. >> reporter: his public defender describing a troubled beginning for the 23-year-old, claiming he was born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder from a birth mother who abused drugs and alcohol. >> the majority of her pregnancy, she was homeless and living on the streets. we know that she was using drugs. >> reporter: an adoptive mother who could not fully care for his many behavioral issues. >> throughout elementary school, nicholas' medication was being changed frequently, and linda, mom, would stop the medication sometimes. it was too expensive. put him back on it, take him off. >> reporter: melissa mcneil caused cruz damaged and wounded with a, quote, broken brain who was failed by the adults and institutions around him. >> nicholas' behavior, teachers will tell you that they went to administration, that t

he's pled guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. >> nikolas cruz showed little shooting began in the womb of his biological mother, whose history of addiction and substance abuse they say left her son with medical, social, and behavioral issues. an argument they hope will persuade the jury to spare his life. on monday, jurors heard from his third and fourth grade special needs teacher who described cruz as a loner who had fits of anger. >> he could be very disruptive. he could be cursing and angry and throwing things. sometimes even ripped up some of the other students' work. >> during cross-examination, prosecutors said behavioral issues aside, test results shows cruz made progress in the classroom with his general cognitive ability, quote, within the average range, according to a school report presented in court. jurors also watched the prerecorded testimony of a cruz family friend who described her relationship with cruz's adoptive parents, linda and roger. she said around the age of 4, cruz began acting out to the point that linda couldn't leave the house wi

conmovido todos en redes sociales, hablamos de los testimonios en las audiencias de sentencia de nikolas cruz de los padres de los jÓvenes asesinados. [hablan en inglÉs] borja: cruz, que es culpable, se declarÓ culpable de los cargos. carolina: otro tema es la visita de la presidenta de la cÁmara baja a taiwÁn. pelosi me respondiÓ china diciendo que su presencia en taiwÁn es una muestra de apoyo de los estados unidos a la isla, todo en medio de algunas tensiones entre washington y medellÍn, y declaran a taiwÁn como su territorio, pasemos directamente a la capital del paÍs con pedro rojas, quien nos tiene mÁs informaciÓn acerca de esta polÉmica. pedro: nancy pelosi ya partiÓ a corea del sur, esta visita ha dejado mucha controversia, especialmente la cautela de la casa blanca con respecto a lo que serÁ el futuro de las reacciones con china despuÉs de que tropas chinas van a rodear a taiwÁn en los prÓximos dÍas, mientras pelosi estaba allÍ hablÓ de los valores democrÁticos, de promover la amistad cercana entre estados unidos, por otro lado la presidenta de taiwÁn dijo que esta visita eleva la im

. >>> el jurado que va a decidir el caso contra nikolas cruz visitÓ la escuela de parkland florida dondela visita fue privada y sin cÁmaras pero la prensa que entÓo a documentar cuentan que los pasillos estÁn manchados en sangre, hay vidrios rotos y balas >>> el tercer piso a donde murÓo joaquÍn y peter pero mÁs que, donde ellos se murieron los disparos en la ventana porque este hombre querÍa matar a mÁs (hablan en inglÉs) (informaciÓn en pantalla) >>> en cuestiÓn de dÍas la fiscalÍa debe cerrar sus argumento donde buscan la pena de muerte para cruz el joven fue declarado culpable por la muerte de 17 personas. el gobernador de texas, greg abbott sigue enviando autobuses de migrante fuera de su estado como protesta ante la polÍtica migratoria del presidente biden en esta ocasiÓn la parada de destino fue la ciudad de nueva york, desde ahÍ tenemos el reporte de edgar muÑoz adelante edgar? >>> quÉ tal felicidad el gobernador de texas envÍo el primer grupo de inmigrantes a la ciudad de nueva york lo hizo esta maÑana llegaron 50 inmigrantes a la estaciÓn de ato buses (nombre en inglÉs) esto en

borja: hoy es un dÍa clave en el juicio sobre nikolas cruz. permitir que el jurado pueda analizar la evidencia contra cruz. no permiten el acceso de ninguna cÁmara. carolina: el presidente biden hizo un llamado a rusia para que liberen a la basquetbolista britney griner minutos despuÉs de ser encontrada culpable de contrabando de drogas con fines delictivos. una corte rusa concluyÓ que la deportista de 31 aÑos cometiÓ el delito deliberadamente y fue condenada a nueve aÑos de prisiÓn. fue detenida en febrero en el aeropuerto de moscÚ cuando transportaba aceites de cannabis en sus maletas. el caso alcanzÓ niveles diplomÁticos entre ambos paÍses y se ha considerado un intercambio de prisioneros. borja: vamos a la primera pausa. china cumple sus amenazas. toman acciones militares contra taiwÁn despuÉs de recibir la visita de la presidenta de la cÁmara baja nancy pelosi. carolina: una empresa pagarÁ una multa millonaria tras vender sillas infantiles a pesar de haber sido retiradas del mercado. tenemos una alerta para us desde el primer contacto, pam

that is how lawyers for nikolas cruz began their defense today in his death penalty trial.hey are trying to so his mother's substance abuse, while she was pregnant with him, had devastating consequences. >> he is a damaged human being. you see, his choices don't start there. they start with the choices of a 41-year-old woman. a mentally ill drug addicted alcohol. >> she said don't worry about it. it is all taken care of. i have a lawyer. the baby is going up for adoption. the special education teacher appeared in court. she said he exhibited behavior she hadn't seen in all of her years. >> curling his hands. proximity to other children would cause aggressive behaviors. if no one was near nicholas, haywood hurt them, puts them. >> his lawyers are hoping to save his life. this was the scene for years ago on valentine's day when he opened fire at marjory stoneman douglas high school. he killed 14 students and three teachers. he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and attempted murder. the jury is set to decide his punishment. he faces the possibility of life in prison with t

. >>> the associated press reports the defense team for nikolas cruz will present their case in his sentencinging today. they will argue that the 23-year-old should be sentenced to life in prison and not death. cruz shot and killed 17 people at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida back in 2018. he pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors spent the last month making their case, painting a horrific picture of the mass shooting with surveillance video of the shooting, photos and a tour of the school. >>> and the statesman journal in oregon says that some of the beagles rescued from a mass breeding facility on the east coast will be available for adoption starting as early as tomorrow. at least 20 beagles arrived at the oregon humane society in salem over the weekend. about 4,000 dogs were saved before they were sold to laboratories for animal experiments. >> they've been through a lot, through neglect and living in really terrible conditions, but the first day of their new life starts today. the is nopr thdogs. >>> still ahead, where's the beef? mcdonald's is ser

will return to florida courtroom tomorrow in the sentencing trial of parkland high school shooter nikolas cruzs on douglas high school in 2018. cruz's defense is trying to show that alcohol spectrum disorders and a troubled upbringing contributed to his actions that day. today jurors heard from a psychologist who met with cruise when he was eight years old. he says that crews had many behavioral and developmental issues and that school was rough for him. what's the difference in those? what was the difference in those two environments? the one in school . and maybe with you the one that supported me a lot of kids around and kids can be kinda cool. and like i said people, i think he did stick out like a sore thumb pro to lot of attention to himself teased and a great deal. prosecutors wrapped up their closing arguments earlier this month. they said the killings were cold, calculated and premeditated. cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. it's now to the jurors to decide if he should be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibil

at one point one of nikolas cruz' only attorneys was seen wiping away a tear as the families spoke iners have mentioned cruz by name and none of them were able to say whether or not they want to see cruz die because of his actions. many of them have been in court every single day since the sentencing trial got under way a little over two weeks ago. here now are two of those parents. >> i realized i'm wearing the same clothes that i took gina to our last father-daughter dance together in. life without gina is nearly unbearable. the pain i feel every day since she was murdered is unimaginable. >> i couldn't imagine my life without her and now at a time in our lives we should be focused on our children, i find myself questioning how i'll be able to make it to the next day. >> so we're expecting to hear from some additional family members later today after the jury comes back from visiting the marjory stoneman douglas campus. they're getting a look at the building where this shooting took place. they're going floor by floor and classroom by classroom to see exactly what happened on that d

secundaria parkland acudieron al aporte de la florida donde se decide la suerte del asesino confeso nikolas cruz se detiene cruce de migrantes a estados unidos por la frontera con mÉxico. la mayorÍa de ellos llegan a la ciudad mexicana de piedras negras y que no son ateas por la ciudad de higo paz en esa zona las autoridades apenas dan abasto para controlar la cantidad de inmigrantes que pasan, desde higo paz nos informa pedro utreras. pedro: el cruce masivo de migrantes en el sur de texas no cesa. la frontera de piedras negras, mÉxico, e higo paz, texas, llegan siendo meses siendo el epicentro de migrantes, llegan en pequeÑos o grandes grupos. >> la agradeciÓ a dios que nos ha traÍdo con bien. pedro: aunque los venezolanos siguen siendo los que mÁs cruzan en fechas recientes los colombianos hhan ido en aumento, pero tambiÉn llegan centroamericanos, caribeÑos y de otros paÍses. >> el buscando un mejor vivir como mejor futuro, con el riesgo de que todo puede pasar. pedro: las autoridades migratorias, la guardia nacional o los agentes del alguacil no se dan abasto. ¿hay ciertas horas o puede cruza

lawyers for nikolas cruz say those are among the mitigating circumstances that should keep him from receiving the death penalty. his half-sister testified cruz came from a, quote, polluted womb. testimony resumes tomorrow. >>> oversea, russia is now claiming a woman spying for ukraine planted the bomb that killed the daughter of a close putin ally. russia says the spy escaped to neighboring estonia, but ukrainian officials deny any involvement saying the whole story is a complete fake. >>> a new study warns climate change is decimating the world's glaciers especially in europe. new data shows switzerland's glaciers shrunk in half between 1931 and 2016. during that period, the glaciers lost an area the size of manhattan every ten years, and the pace of the melting has sped up in recent years. >>> with that let's take a look at your tuesday weather. >>> good morning. after record-setting rainfall in the dallas-fort worth area on monday of 10 to 15 inches, the worst of the flooding today is going to move to the south and east, places like houston, new orleans could see flash flooding that could

today, the jury in the death penalty phase in the nikolas cruz trial walking the hallways of marjory stoneman dough last high school, retracing the steps cruz took when he killed 17 children and adults in 2018. the building remains a crime scene now. it's been closed since the shooting. it will be demolished at a later date. prosecutors are resting their case. >>> when we come back here, details just coming in on a fiery crash outside l.a. at least five people dead, several others hurt. with wayfai. sometimes i'm a homebody. can never have too many pillows. sometimes i'm all business. wooo! i'm a momma 24/7. seriously with the marker? i'm a bit of a foodie. perfect. but not much of a chef. yes! ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need. ♪ in a recent clinical study, patients using salonpas patch reported reductions in pain severity, using less or a lot less oral pain medicines. and improved quality of life. i'm steve. i lost 138 pounds in 9 months ask your doctor about salonpas. on golo and taking release. golo saved my life. i was way overweight, and that's what sent me down the path, w

. -- first time a former leader of the island face federal charges jurors in the trial of nikolas cruz were taken to see the still blood spattered rooms at parkland's marjory stoneman douglas high school today. the crime scene had been sealed off since he murdered 14 students and three staff members for years ago. the 23-year-old pleaded guilty in october. the trial is said to determine if he would be sentenced in life without parole or death. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on "bloomberg quicktake," powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: private credit funds have had $200 billion in unspent funds. debt investors facing rising political and economic rest but public right markets also a little choppy, meaning does more direct lending start getting ready to be deploying more of the cash? sonali basak is here to discuss with me and we talked a lot about the cash on the sidelines and wait to infest -- where to invest. yesterday on the show, they were saying it could be another 12 months before the pr

. >>> jurors in the trial for parkland school shooter nikolas cruz will not meet again until august 22nd them after an emotional day in the penalty phase of cruz's trial. >> jurors visited the school building where the massacre occurred to decide if cruz should get the death penalty. the crime scene has been left untouched since 2018. >> reporter: the 1200 building has haunlted the marjory stoneman douglas community for four years. a crime scene left untouched since 2018, for this date, the date jurors would walk through what remains of the horror that unfolded in those walls. the bloodstains, the shattered glass, and random shoes were left behind. today, jurors saw it all. >> i keep thinking about these kids that should not be experiencing this. >> former teacher iva shemus remembered what she left that day. >> there's valentines that the students brought me. >> reporter: the jury will have to decide if cruz gets the death penalty or life in prison, after pleading guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders. >> is there something you want to tell the jury about your dad? >> yeah. >> w

. >> tonight, the state resting its case against parkland shooter nikolas cruz.where he killed 17 people, and now face the death penalty. our guest is out front. >> the 1200 building has haunted the marjory stoneman douglas community for four years, a crime scene left untouched since february 2018 with this day. the day jurors would walk through what remains after the horror unfolded within those walls. after survivors escaped the bloodstains, the shattered glass, valentine's day gifts, even random shoes were left behind. today, juror saad all. >> i kept thinking about these kids that should not be experiencing this. former teacher, iv, remembers what she left in room 12:14 that valentine's day. >> there is a box of valentines chocolates sitting on my desk, with puppies on, a student brought me. >> the jury will have to decide if cruz gets the death penalty or life in prison after pleading guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders. >> if there's something that you would like to tell the jury about your dad? >> yeah. >> what is that? >> it's okay. >> i miss hi

against the parkland school shooter are deciding whether he should be put to death. 23-year-old nikolas cruzpeople in the 2018 massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school in floor. leyla santiago has more. >> reporter: the 1200 building has haunted the marjory stoneman douglas community for four years. a crime scene left untouched since february of 2018 for this day. the day jurors would walk through what remains after the horror hun folded within those walls. after survivors escapes, the blood stains and the valentine's day gaves and random shoes were left behind. today jurors saw it all. >> i keep thinking about these kids, that should not be experiencing this. >> reporter: former teacher ivy remembers what she left in room 1214 that valentine's day. >> there is a box of valentines chocolates on my desk that a student brought me. >> reporter: the jury will have to decide if cruz gets the death penalty or life in prison after pleading guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders. >> is there something that you would like to tell the jury about your dad? >> yeah. >> what is that? >> it

. >>> in florida, the parkland school shooter's attorney is asking jurors to consider nikolas cruz'sfunctional family life and mental health issues before deciding whether on sentence him to death. he is pleading guilty to killing 17 people and wounding others at the high school in 2018. they are asking for a life sentence bought the possibility of parole. >>> three law enforcement officers are under investigation in arkansas accused of violently beating a suspect during an arrest that was caught on camera and officials say a federal civil rights investigation has also been opened. nadia romero has the story and a warning some of the video is disturbing to watch. >> this is bad. we got to get out of here. >> reporter: three arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty after this disturbing video was posted on line oig showing them beating a man outside a convenience store. police have opened an investigation into use of force by all three officers and the fbi is also investigating. the sheriff's office has identified them as zach keen, v levi white and thel riddle. c

nikolas cruz, he was in court this morning, and he was asked whether or not he wanted to take this tripo the school. he said, no, but the judge made sure to point out that he was quite clear in that he didn't want to go. >> is it your decision that you do not want to attend? >> yes, ma'am. >> and have you had enough time to think about that decision? >> yes, ma'am. >> and do you have any uncertainty about your decision? >> no, ma'am. >> has anyone threatened or coerced you into making that decision? any no >> no, ma'am. >> are you making the decision of your own free will? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: there was no visible reaction to the jury as they left the school this afternoon and when they got back to the courthouse here in ft. lauderdale, we're told they also did not have much of a reaction. today's testimony is wrapping up with three more family members taking to the stands, talking about their loved ones. alisyn? >> carlos suarez, thank you very much for all of that. we're back with areva, elie and harry. areva, it is incredible to think this part of the building has been sealed o

they were speaking in front of a jury this week for the sentencing fate of the shooter nikolas cruz.life in prison without the possibility of parole. on thursday, jurors were brought to toward the school to see the classroom of the shooting happened. the schools interior has been left intact since the shooting. joining me now is -- you lost the son walking in the shooting. manuel, thank you so much for joining me today. watching that footage and being in that room, i cannot imagine. i know that your wife was president in testifying. can you speak a little bit to that? >> yes, i could give you my thoughts and relation to that. i have not been in the room, i decided not to be there. for personal reasons, we all react in different ways and my wife patricia and my daughter andrea they were there the whole time. and we decided that nothing, not even this is going to stop us from doing what we do every single day. we cannot wait the closest chapter in our lives, hopefully it will be soon. >> meanwhile, i have to tell you the courage that you have to fight for your son and to keep his memor

nikolas cruz had sleep public defender is expected to give her opening statement.t mass shooting to ever hit trial. now, back to dateline. no>> olivia reager could scarcey believe her eyes. the man at the door, the man who clearly intended to enlist her in some sort of cause, was one of the best known prosecutors in all of montana. >> so when you saw him out the door that day, what happened to you? >> i think my stomach was in my throat. it because when he said we are going to try a homicide. i thought are you kidding me? it because i am new here. [laughs] he brought boxes of files and he said i'm going to be back. in six weeks and i want you to get on this and read all of this stuff. and we're gonna talk about how we are going to do this. >> this is brand light. who before he showed up at olivia's door was appointed the state attorney general's chief prosecutor. the a. g.'s office often help small jurisdictions handle big cases. >> how did you get involved in this particular case? i had come to the attorney generals office and there was another chief prosecutor at

pasamos a un juicio por otra, cada vez estamos mÁs cerca de saber si el pistolero de parkland, nikolas cruzta abierto primero, entonces lo primero que ponemos es el queso. >> no, primero la pierna. chef yisus: entonces ponemos pierna allÍ. ¿esa cantidad estÁ bien? un poquito mÁs. jamÓn. el puerco me dices que lo hacen acÁ. >> lo preparamos aquÍ todos los dÍas, es pierna de cerdo fresca, y la hacemos todos los dÍas aquÍ. chef yisus: perfecto, el queso tambiÉn es importado. >> queso suizo. chef yisus: los ingredientes hacen una gran diferencia, por eso este sandwich sea vendido por tantos aÑos, porque toma en cuenta esa calidad de los ingredientes. el tema con el de la tostada abierta, el queso dÓnde va? aquÍ arriba. >> abre la pierna para un lado, y el jamÓn para el otro. chef yisus: ¿asÍ estÁ bien de queso? el sandwich cubano tÍpicamente lleva puerco, jamÓn, el queso suizo, lleva un poco de mostaza. >> picos. chef yisus: vamos a organizar los picos allÍ. a mÍ antes no me usaban los picos, y ahora, gracias en parte al sandwich cubano y algunas hamburguesas que me he comido, ya puedo comer. a