long distance has been not for rebecca gregory.followers along with me. >> i have a daily reminder that life is short. >> reporter: gregory and her then 5-year-old noah were first injured when the first bomb went off. she decided last november to have her damaged leg amp tuted but not good a tongue in cheat comment on facebook. go get one last pedicure on me and enjoy it because tomorrow i'll be cutting you out of my life for good. >> i made the decision to amputate my leg on the fact that i was on pain mets every four years. i was in a wheelchair the majority of the time. >> reporter: the 27-year-old mother has been training to run on her prosthetic leg in texas. >> it's the best decision i ever made. i'm doing more and more things. i took my son to the movies the other day. i walk through an airport. i don't have to use a wheelchair. if i'm in jeans nobody can tell i have a prosthetic leg. >> reporter: gregory was determined to run the whole marathon. last week, her doctors told her she wasn't ready. >> my doctors said i would do

two years after losing a leg in the bombing rebecca gregory crossed the finish line. her friends helping her up. youngest victim martin richard you see his father there with the winner of the women wheelchair race celebrating her victory. tomorrow in boston the penalty phase begins mean time for czar no. tv tom is in boston. >> for many the boston marathon is a milestone. if for rebecca gregory a turning point. this morning hosting this picture on face book. the day i take my life back. after last ago leg in the bombing she learned to walk again. then to run and today that photo finish t.falling to her knees overwhelmed with emotion. >> whatever is going on in your life just don't give up because finish line is a great place to be. >> today about resilience. but tomorrow prosecutors again their effort to convince jurors to sentence tsarnaev to death. something a growing number of his voyms pose. patrick down and his wife jessica who each lost a leg telling the about his top globe we must over comment impulse for vengeance. richard family saying it could bring years of

matt again we should congratulate rebecca gregory. what an amazing feat after losing a leg and learning to walk again she finished that marathon. >> you're right erin. >>> no one knows the name of the woman whose body was discovered in the schuylkill river nor how old she was or how she died. investigators scoured the banks in last night as chopper six was overhead. an autopsy will be conducted to learn more. >> it is 5:06 and the revel's new owner glen straub has a new ace in the hole in his legal battle to reopen the resort. a federal bankruptcy court judge ruled straub can terminate the leases of the old tenants. straub could also renegotiate new leases as philadelphia based garces group says it would like to be doing right now. jose garces' food empire operated four restaurants in the old revel. >>> new jersey transit wants to hike fares the first time in five years and cut service all because of a $100 million budget shortfall. new jersey transit said it found $40 million to cut internally but still needs to make up another 60 mi

rebecca gregory was seriously hurt too. her left leg was mangled.elped get both erica and rebecca into an ambulance. the first time they were likely together but not the last. >> do you remember being in the same ambulance? >> we didn't know that it was each other, but i remember hearing we have two criticals. we have one amputee. and we've talked things through little by little and remember hearing the same things. i think you had told me that you thought it was you that was the amputee because looking down at her leg, she had seen her bones. >> reporter: they were taken to the same hospital. erica has had 21 surgeries and lost the lower part of her left leg. doctors operated on rebecca 17 times. she finally chose to have her lower left leg amputated last november penning this break-up letter to her leg, suggesting the relationship had become a real burden and telling her leg, it's not you, it's me. they found strength in each other from the first day they met. >> just to be able to sit and hold her hand you know she's really real. so it's nice to

rebecca gregory, there's another survivor who lost a leg she ran the last half a mile.al survivors that ran for the first time today. another woman from maine was severely injured. was never a runner before. wasn't able to run last year because she was still recuperating. and today she ran the race the entire thing with her fiance who she was there watching run that day. it was an incredibly emotional day here in boston. >> this question of the death penalty has become the question of the day in boston. i want to quote another victim of the bombing who said, i think there are pros and cons about both a life sentence and a death sentence. my thoughts change constantly, they really do. then he said i don't really want to comment on it. is that something you found with victims of the bombing, that they're not particularly ready to comment on that? >> yes absolutely. i think there's a lot of moral struggle here. massachusetts is not a death penalty state for a reason. it's not a clear cut issue. even in a case as egregious as this. if there was one person that deserved the

rebecca gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday is one of many who fear a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending. marcy: a sentiment shared by the family of martin richard killed in attacks. writing in an op ed in boston globe" as long as the defendant is in the spotlight, we have no choice to live a story told on his terms, not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. marcy: legal experts say this will help the defense's case as at the try to humanize the 21-year-old terrorist trying portray him as a gullible young man influenced by his older brother in hopes for the ultimate sentence, life in prison without parole. >> if one juror votes for life you won't get the death sentence. marcy: they say tsarnaev is not expected to take the stand. jummy: the trial began today for the woman accused of convincing a friend to help her steal a home in upper marlboro. authorities say keina johnson and her co-defendant filed a false deed allowing them to unlawfully take poss

rebecca gregory lost her leg in the bombings. >> i believe the true judgment comes after he dies anyway so it's really not my judgment to make. >> reporter: many other survivors were in the courtroom for a verdict and hoped for a sense of closure. >> i don't know how anyone could have done what he did. >> reporter: for loretta, the image of tsarnaev leaving an image behind the youngest victim is forever etched in her memory. if the jury does not unanimously vote for the death penalty, tsarnaev will get life in prison without parole. now, members of the jury have been given a break for the rest of the week. the penalty phase of this trial is expected to pick up next week. for many of the jurors it could mean several days or even weeks of more emotional and graphic testimony. >> don champion in boston, thank you. >>> the former south carolina police officer caught on video shooting a fleeing suspect faced an earlier complaint of excessive force. they tell the ap that michael slager provoked a confrontation with him in 2013. slager has been charged with murder and fired from the force and

bombing victim rebecca gregory in texas with a new prosthetic leg says she hasn't decided what the right penalty should be. >> i do believe, however, that he should be held accountable for his actions and i'm very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> reporter: even though massachusetts has no death penalty, this trial is in the federal system so it now goes onto a second phase with the same jury deciding whether tsarnaev should be put to death in the federal government's lethal injection chamber in indiana or sentenced to life in prison most likely the supermax penitentiary in colorado. >> convicting so quickly on 30 charges signals to me that the jury -- again, we don't know -- signals to me that the jury might not be so hesitant to vote for the death penalty. >> reporter: but for now today was a moment of victory for many victims. >> i may be standing on one fake leg, but i'm standing here stronger than ever because someone tried to destroy me. and he failed. >> reporter: the judge has given the jury the rest of the week off. so the next phase of the tr

. >> rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombing and two years later, she says. >> i'm standing here because someone tried to destroy me. he failed. >> abc news radio says he slumped in his chair after being convicted of the counts. a twitter user wrote after all of the trauma he put ugs through, we can celebrate because justice has been served. another twitter user says we stand united and strong. >> well moving on expect a meeting of the san francisco police commission tonight. that is because the case against the cops accused of sending racist texts is being heard the chief wants officers fired. vic lee is live to explain what will happen there tonight. vic? >> tonight will be the start of a very closely-watched case. commissioners will not decide the fate tonight of those eight officers who may be fired. attorneys are expected to expect the meeting tonight. tony brass represents one of them. he admits it's a tough case. >> there is another side to the story. where it is enough to make people come nortable, that someone could send this and be a police officer i don't know we're there. >>

. >> rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombing and two years later, she says. >> i'm standing here because someone tried to destroy me. he failed. >> abc news radio says he slumped in his chair after being convicted of the counts. a twitter user wrote after all of the trauma he put ugs through, we can celebrate because justice has been served. another twitter user says we stand united and strong. >> well moving on expect a meeting of the san francisco police commission tonight. that is because the case against the cops accused of sending racist texts is being heard the chief wants officers fired. vic lee is live to explain what will happen there tonight. vic? >> tonight will be the start of a very closely-watched case. commissioners will not decide the fate tonight of those eight officers who may be fired. attorneys are expected to expect the meeting tonight. tony brass represents one of them. he admits it's a tough case. >> there is another side to the story. where it is enough to make people come nortable, that someone could send this and be a police officer i don't know we're there. >>

rebecca gregory lost her leg in the bombing. >> i believe the true judgment comes after he dies anyway so it's not my judgment to make. >> reporter: many our survivors hope for closure. >> i don't know how anyone could have done what he did and just don't care. >> reporter: for this woman, the image of tsarnaev leaving a bomb behind the youngest victim is forever etched in her memory. >> i saw that picture on tv today and i broke down and cried. >> reporter: if the jury does not unanimously vote for the death penalty, tsarnaev will get life in prison without parole. don champion, cbs news boston. >>> the south carolina police officer seen on video has been fired. this isn't the first time he has been accused of crossing the line. [ eight gunshots ] >> cell phone video shows walter scott running away as officer michael slager fires eight shots. he is charged with murder. he had pulled scott over for a broken taillight earlier and after a brief struggle slager claimed he feared for his life. that's why he started shooting. scott's family doesn't believe those claims. >> i just pretty muc

rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombing. rebecca: there is life after bad things. if i can be someone's inspiration, that is what i want you for the rest of my life. brendan: rebecca says next year she hopes to run all 26 miles. under armour reports results creeping up on adidas. at 7:30, it is verizon's turn. tom: lots going on around the world. a better risk on field to the market. 2100 on s&p 500. euro-dollar weaker. we will get to greece with francine lacqua in a bit. $56 a barrel, a bid on oil. on to the next green. the vix, near that 12 level of more complacency. two year yields churn. and then there is greece. the three-year yield in greece is 28.8%. that defies description. we will try to describe it in the 6:00 hour. let's go over to the bloomberg terminal and look at the u.s. economy and what matters. brendan, help me out, existing homes -- going back 20 years. i do not know where normal is. boom, boom down we go, a going this is -- ugly we are sort of back to here. but what is normal and housing? brendan: as we get

. >> reporter: rebecca gregory, a spectator that day when two pressure cooker bombs exploded ripping apart her left leg. she cried uncontrollably as the verdict was read on television. >> i don't believe that there will ever be justice brought to this, no matter if he does get the death penalty or he remains in prison for the rest of his life. i do believe, however that he should be held accountable for his actions, and i'm very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> reporter: karen basard also injured at the finish line and in the courtroom for the verdict pr for her, there will never be closure. >> it's not something you'll ever be over. you know? you'll feel it forever. it will always be something that brings it back to the forefront. >> reporter: others have hope. jeff boemauman lost both legs posted on his facebook account, today's verdict will never replace the lives lost and so dramatically changed but it is a relief and one step closer to closure. now the debate is whether tsarnaev should live or die. catholic church leaders in massachusetts rel

let's remember rebecca gregory who crossed the finish line today. was blown off in the bombing and she crossed the finish line and it was inspiring. >> we should have done a story about her instead. i hate the media jie. did you have a rosy ruiz day at your school? >> probably. >> we didn't have it but we should have. >> did you show up for eighth period? >> she didn't train hard enough to win the race. she didn't actually run the race, but does that mean she shouldn't be the winner of the race? >> no. what it is is -- i said it before on this show, but we all have this need to feel significant. for whatever reason she needed this in her life. she needed that confidence boost. misguided actions for sure, but we shouldn't take that away from her. i get nervous that someone will do this and doesn't see any problem with just cheating and coming in first and talking to the press and everything. if we take that away from them what could happen? >> i agree. >> a larger point, the safety of the marathons, if anyone can just run in -- i mean today is an age

rebecca gregory chose to have her leg amputated after the bombing. but that did not stop her yesterday. she finisheding strong. gregory says she wants to inspire people who face hardships and she did that yesterday for sure. >>> several people now congratulating rashon baker for finishing it. saying congratulations of his time of 5 hours, baker also tweeted he was proud he could accomplish his goals. apparently he wanted to come in under six hours in the race. he beat his goal by just under six minutes. >>> it is now 6:35. department of state employee accused in several crimes is expected in d.c. superior court. propers say daniel rosen recorded women without their knowledge as they undress dsed. this happened in the adams, morgan mount pleasant neighborhoods. he pled not guilty to charges of voyeurism and stalking. investigators discovered the recordings when he was arrested and charged with soliciting sex with a minor. >>> he's accused of jumping over the white house fence and now he is out of jail this morning. 54-year-old jerome hunt says he took

rebecca gregory who made the decision to have her leg amputated following the last finished her race today. >> i just want people to know that there's life after bad things that happen to you. and if i can be someone's hope or inspiration, that's what i want to do for the rest of my life. >> reporter: dozens of others injured also returned to the course. >> the main goal of this group is to unite all the survivors in their goal to cross the finish line together. >> reporter: together is how this community continues to move forward one step at a time on a difficult and emotional journey that includes the penalty phase in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev which begins here tomorrow. today is marathon monday, patriots day. tens of thousands ignoring the wind and bitter rain to make sure this and not the attack is what defines them. >> we're boston strong. the city is amazing. i'm grateful to be here and stand here today. >> reporter: still standing still racing but never running away. really quite a celebration today. despite all the elements. it did not include the 12 jurors and six alter

rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday, is one of many that fears that a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives want an ending and it won't end like this. >> the father of martin richard, killed in the attack agrees. as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we live a story told on his terms and not ours. >> the defense will find ways to use that. >> reporter: and officials say that the defense will likely not call dzhokhar tsarnaev to testify. reporting live marcy gonzales channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a report out today details major problems for philadelphia gas works pgw, 2000 miles of at risk pipelines are sitting under the streets of the city, walter perez went through that report today and joins us live in center city with the details. >> reporter: hey brian you know half of all the cast iron natural gas underground pipelines are here in philadelphia and it's getting old. we spoke to the commissioner who came just short of calling it dangerous but saying something need

the runners and this year we have amazing stories to tell including one from been he can a -- rebecca gregory. in november she chose to have surgery to remove one of her legs below the knee. she got a new leg, prosthesis in january and they'll be running several miles today coming across the finish line. it will be a new experience for her. last year at this point in time back in boston, she was in a wheelchair. she came in march to testify against tsarnaev and she'll be out there doing a bit of a run, crossing the finish line later today. take a listen to rebecca. >> crossing the finish line on monday is going to show myself and the rest of the world that what he tried to do and what they tried to do didn't destroy me. it made me stronger. it made me want to seek out and want to make a difference in any way that i possibly can. >> she's been crisscrossing the country sharing her inspirational story and really, this is an international event. there are people coming from all over the world 97 different countries represented. we had a chance to speak with one runner that came all the way from

rebecca gregory lost her leg in the bombings. >> i believe the true judgment comes after he dies anyway. it's not my judgment to make. >> many other survivors were in the courtroom. >> i don't know how anyone could do what he did. >> for loretta, the image of tsarnaev leaving a bomb behind the youngest victim is for ever etched in her memory. >> i saw that picture on tv today and i broke down and cried. >> if the jury does not unanimously vote, tsarnaev will get if life in prison without parole. >> the jury does have a few days off before the penalty phase begins. that starts next week. guys, back to you. >>> mike, thank you. >>> meanwhile, back in the district, the secret service is facing a new scandal. a high ranking secret service supervisor faces allegations of sexual assault. a female employee is accusing morales. he has been put on administrative leave and a security clearance has been suspended. >>> they are the all seeing eyes, traffic cameras at every major intersection in the district. city leaders say they will make roads safer and help provide extra money for various projec

family released this statement today -- >> the family of police officer sean collier said -- >> rebecca gregoryr leg in the bombings spoke outside her texas home after the verdict was announced. >> i don't believe that there will ever be justice for this no matter if he gets the death penalty or he remains in prison for the rest of his life. i do believe, however, that he should be held accountable for his actions, and i'm very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. i may be standing on one fake leg, but i'm standing here stronger than ever because someone tried to destroy me, and he failed. >> joining us now, former massachusetts congressman barney frank and harvard law school professor alan dershowitz. it strikes me this verdict is a success of sorts for the kind of surveillance that we have out there that we never really expected to be living with that we could be recorded on video everywhere we go including for example just walking down the street. >> absolutely, lawrence. in the face of terrible tragedy, there were two arguments in favor of cameras and some of m

. >> reporter: rebecca gregory survived the bombing.d there will never be closure. >> i may be standing on one fake leg but i'm standing here stronger than ever because someone tried to destroy me and he failed. >> reporter: the 21-year-old's attorneys will soon fight for his life arguing he was a pawn of his older brother who master minded the attacks. the next phase of this trial could start as early as next week. new witnesses will be called to provide new testimony and, carol, that's the evidence that the jury will have to consider when they deliberate again, on the question of the death sentence. >> all right. alexandra field reporting live from the courthouse this morning. >>> my next guest haled a hero after the bombing. robert wheeler was crossing the finish line moments before that first bomb went off. he was one of the first people on the scene helping to save a man's life. you see him there. robert thank you for joining me this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> guilty on all counts. has justice been served? >> well j

rebecca gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday is one ofr the death sentence can lead to years of appeals. >> part of this getting on with our lives is an ending and it's not going to end when it keeps getting dragged out like this. >> as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we have no choice, but to live a story told on his terms not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. >> officials say the defense will likely not call tsarnaev to testify. marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> a big celebration this morning for the last participant to cross the finish line in the boston marathon. [ cheering ] >> wow! what a journey for michael, and he got mobbed as he broke the tape this morning more than 20 hours after he started. he refused to give up despite a torrential downpour. the 39-year-old has a form of muck lar dystrophy that severely impairs his mobility and this afternoon after a little bit of rest boston mayor martin walsh presented the venezuelan of city hall and a token of gratitude for his courage. >> that was a

survivor rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombings. said she found strength fate facing the defendant. >> that moment was very liberating for me. i was looking at the person that tried to destroy me right in the face and showing them that they didn't destroy me. >> the jurors will first decide the 30 charges. if tsarnaev is found guilty the penalty phase begins. all of the jurors chose and agreed they would consider the death penalty. chris van cleve cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> republican lawmakers say congress should have the last word on nuclear agreement with iran. the framework calls for iran to decrease its number of uranium centrifuges open all of its facilities to un inspections, in returning crippling economic sanctions would be lifted after iran proves compliance. a top republican lawmaker proposes the bill that would give congress a role on reviewing the deal. >> the fact that congress was likely to weigh in, was something that the administration, the other western countries were able to use to ensure that this deal isn't wo

. >> that strength and that resilience is epitomized by rebecca gregory who is near the finish line whenst her leg and nearly her life. and today, she was at the finish line again. only this time she crossed it as a runner. in 4:18. that is boston strong. >> it was the hardest thing i think i've ever had to do. when i got started in the race the ptsd came back from just the marathon in general. so it was my nerves. and it was also just physically the rain and everything preventing me from doing this. but i crossed the finish line. i took my life back today. >> and it is worth noting two weeks ago, dzhokhar tsarnaev was found guilty of the bombing. co-face the death penalty. the people of boston are showing grace and dignity. a couple who lost limbs in bombings oppose the death penalty. saying a life sentence is the best route to healing. then the parents of the youngest victim 8-year-old martin richey. they're asking the government not to pursue the death penalty. two years later showing the world what boston strong is really all about. that day that the world saw humanity at its worst,

rebecca gregory learning to run again after losing a leg in the bombing and fell to her knees after finishingathon yesterday joined the chorus of victims and families who oppose the death penalty for tsarnaev. >> it's just bringing up a all of the stuff and having to relive it every single day and there's no good that can come out of that. >> reporter: a few days ago the parents of eight-year-old boy killed urged the u.s. justice department to take the death penalty off the table in exchange for a life sentence without the possibility of parole. the penalty phase is expected to last four weeks but again congratulations to rebecca who had to learn how to walk and then ran that marathon and collapsed. what a way to reclaim her life. >> quite an accomplishment. thank you erin. >>> no one knows the name of the woman whose body was discovered in the schuylkill river nor how old she was or how she died. investigators scoured the banks as chopper six was overhead. an autopsy will be conducted to learn more. >> it is 6:07. new jersey transit wants to hike fares for the first time in five years as wel

rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombing.hat. how brave she is. >>> then have mercy. full house coming back. ♪ everywhere you look ♪ >> they look so funny. following rumors netflix is now in talks to bring back the classic sit calm. the news confirmed by uncle jesse. >> this full house thing from netflix. >> i'm going to give you the exclusive. literally just like -- five minutes ago they called. they sealed the deal. it's a labor of love. we've been trying for so many years to do it right. i think we got it perfect. >> there you go. the new episodes will start with a reunion and focus on dj's family and her best friend kimmy. it's set for release next year. elizabeth hasselbeck is counting down the days. >> i am. i need a full house count down app. >> are the olesons grown up? >> they are. >> yeah, they've got all sorts of stuff going on. >> they're still twins too. >> they're still twins, too. >> we have a full house today. laura ingraham is joining us via remote from our national's capitol. >> hi how are you. >> we have no

rebecca gregory, with a new prosthetic leg hasn't decided what the right penalty should be. >> i do believeould be held accountable for his actions. i'm very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that. >> reporter: even though massachusetts has no death penalty, this trial is in the federal system so it goes on to a second phase with the same jury deciding if tsarnaev should be sentences to death or life in prison in a maximum penitentiary in colorado. >> it signals to me the jury again, we don't know signals the jury might not be so hesitant to vote for the death penalty. >> i may be standing on one fake leg, but i'm standing here stronger than ever because someone tried to destroy me and he failed. >>> new polling by nbc news and survey monkey shows 47% of those questioned prefer the death penalty for the boston marathon bomber. 42% that he spend life in prison without a parole. it was conducted for three days leading up to the verdict. >> i heard immediately about the death penalty as a possibility in massachusetts. that doesn't happen much does it? >> 1947 or '48.

. >> rebecca gregory survived the bombing, she says there will never be closure. >> i may be standing on one fake leg, but i'm standing here stronger than ever because someone tried to destroy me and he failed. >> the 21-year-old's attorneys will soon fight for his life arguing he was a pawn of his older brother who masterminded the attacks. during the course of the trial, the defense has already started to try to lay the groundwork that dzokhar tsarnaev was an impressionable teenager who was struggling in school. had lost his financial aid, was appealing to keep it in order to stay in school. the defense has said they plan to talk about his family history, how he was left by his parents, they also want to make a case showing the jury some evidence of just how influential tamerlan was on his life at the time he was 19. the time of the bombings. we'll see how much of the evidence they are able to submit and show the jury when the penalty phase of the trial begins. it could start as soon as next week. >> we will obviously be watching that. thanks so much. >>> also new this morning -- ir

a young woman up named rebecca gregory, truly an inspiration. she is a young mom.ctually had surgery to remove her leg in november. she tried to hold on to things, and she got her prosthesis in january and today she'll be running the last couple miles of the boston marathon. a much different experience than she had last year. take a listen to rebecca. >> two years ago i was lying on the pavement fighting for my life. one year ago i was being pushed across the finish line in a wheelchair. >> reporter: a tremendous inspiration that she is able to do that already. she has been going around the country giving speaking engagements. martha: obviously you have got people from all over the world it's a world famous race. >> reporter: they are coming in from around the globe. we spoke to one man from brazil. he finished before the bombs actually went off. he talks about why he still comes back. >> because boston is smarter than the bombs. and the people from here is wonderful. when you arrive here it's like you are home. >> reporter: he says because boston is more than a bo

. >> reporter: rebecca gregory traveled from texas to watch the marathon with her son noah.rning they were standing less than ten feet from where the first bomb exploded. >> when the tv crews go away and you don't see it on the news that doesn't mean that it's gone for those people. it means that it's very much real and very much a part of us. >> reporter: the explosion destroyed her left leg. over 19 months she had 17 surgeries. last november gregory finally decided to have her leg amputated. >> i'm doing normal things again. i took my son to the movies the other day. i walked through the airport and i don't have to use a wheelchair. those things are amazing to me thinking about how far i've come in such a short time. >> reporter: i then gregory made a journey that terrified and consoled her. last month, she walked into the boston federal courthouse and along with more than 15 fellow survivors and eyewitnesses, she testified against dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> we don't have closure because there is no end to it. i have a few choices, i can be mad this happened to me or blessed i

and rebecca gregory ran the final three miles with her new prosthetic limb. had her leg amputated while getting injured while watching the marathon two years ago. she said it was a journey she never thought she would finish. that was one of the most touching scenes at the finish line yesterday. didn't you think? when she said i took my life back. >> especially when she fell on to the ground at the finish line. >> so glad for her. >> so happy for her. very heroic with her new leg. >>> we have new information this morning about six men in minnesota accused of trying to join isis. one of the suspects allegedly tried to board a flight to turkey heading for syria. prosecutors say he applied for a passport while under fbi surveillance. all six suspects face another court date later this week. they are described as friends in their late teens and early 20s. officials say they were recruited by another friend who joined isis last year. >>> this morning an american aircraft carrier is heading towards yemen, a country rocked by conflict. "the uss theodore roosevelt" is

survivor rebecca gregory, shown right there lost part of her leg, running part of her race and hittingre. molly line at the courthouse in boston. what happens today molly? let's start inside. good morning. >> reporter: food aregood morning bill. the same jury that convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev will be the one to decide whether or not he lives or dies. things have yet to get started this morning. we have yet to hear opening statements or the judge's instructions but throughout the proceedings it will look a lot like a trial in the second phase. the defense will present mitigating factors the reasons jury should send tsarnaev to life behind bars. defense attorneys argue that tamerlan was domineering older sibling. the prosecutors will argue aggravating factors, conspiracy, murderer after police officer while on duty. killing of an eight-year-old little boy were not only intentional were cruel and heinous. bill? >> you spoke with rebekah yesterday. what did yesterday mean to her? >> reporter: what an incredible young lady. this is a young woman from texas, this tremendous loss and she suffe

there are amazing stories of resiliency to be told including one from rebecca gregory a young mothern the bombing two years ago. this past november, she ultimately made the decision to am paw tate one of her legs. she got a prosthetic limb in january. later this afternoon she will run several miles of this course. listen to rebecca. >> crossing the finish line on monday will show myself and rest of the world that what he tried to do and what they tried to do didn't destroy me. it made me stronger. it made me want to speak out and want to make a difference and in any way that i possibly can. >> she has been traveling the country to do just that speaking out. also, worth noting, this is an international event. there are people from 97 different countries here including a man who came all the way from brazile. he ran the year in the marathon bombing. he was quick getting across the finish line, across the finish line before the explosions. this is what he has to say about why he keeps coming back? >> because the boston is more than the bombing. boston, it is one of the most famous marat

. >> reporter: and in texas, bombing victim rebecca gregory says she will be back in boston for the trial's final days. >> i do believe he should be held accountable. so whatever that is i believe that the true judgment comes after he dies anyway. so it's really not my judgment to make and my heart goes out to the jury that has to make this decision. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting. >>> 17 of the charges tsarnaev was convicted of could carry the death penalty. it will take a unanimous decision from the jury for a death penalty sentence. >>> we want to update you now on the breaking news following earlier. the latest on the flight diverted from dubai to manchester england. airport officials confirm the diversion is not caused by emergency but didn't say what caused it to divert. we're digging deeper and will keep you posted what we find. >>> up next what this fighting was all about during a pro-democracy rally in panama and why the speaker's state of the union address was involved. hey, girl. is it crazy that your soccer trophy is talking to you right now? it kinda is. it's as craz

her name, rebecca gregory. her life forever altered during that attack in 2013.n. only deciding to amputate this past november. she received her prosthetic leg in january and returned to boston in march to testify against dzhokhar tsarnaev the bomber, she is back again this weekend. she is running. she is running the last few miles of this course. take a listen. >> two years ago, i was laying on the pavement fighting for my life. one year ago i was being pushed in a wheelchair across the finish line when we did the 1 k tribute. this year the only thing hitting the pavement will be my running shoes. >> she is among the victims that have come so far. she speaks around the country. real inspiration. tomorrow the jury that convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev on 30 federal counts will once again begin the second phase of his trial. they will ultimately determine whether or not he spends his life in prison or is put to death. back to you. >> molly line mere the finish line. the boston marathon in boston on this patriot's day. 2015. >> it's an incredible day in that city. havin

. >> reporter: in texas, bombing victim rebecca gregory says she will be back if boston for the finals. >> i do believe he should be held accountable. so whatever that is i believe the true judgment comes after he die, anyway so it's really not my judgment to make and my heart goes out to the jury that has to make this decision. >> reporter: the jury has the rest of the week off t. penalty phase might start as early as next week giving boston some time to absorb the verdict the city has been waiting for. matt. savannah. >> pete williams thank you, those will be difficult days in the courtroom for sure. >> certainly. let's go to natalie. she has what appears to be another black eye tore the secret service. >> here we go again. the department of homeland security inspector general now investigating a top agent who has been accused of sexual assault. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. according to a source familiar with the investigation, the secret service director placed a senior supervisors

even during testimony that had jurors in tears such as from rebecca gregory who lost a leg. the lawyers said he was dominated by his older brother who they said took the major steps in the crime spree that followed. if they continuing could humanize him, he could testify, but the jury must be unanimous in the death penalty. >> if one juror votes for life he gets life. if you apply or seek the ultimate penalty, we require u nanimentity. >> they put on four witnesses compared to 92 called by the government. the jury could begin deliberating late today and it's possible a verdict could come in just a few days. natalie? >> watching developments there in boston for us. thanks so much. >> indianapolis police are searching for three suspects wanted in connection with five people in a townhome including three young children. one is just six months old. police don't believe the shootings were random. all are in serious condition. >>> california governor jerry brown is responding to critic who is say farmers should be included in the first ever mandatory water restrixz. they said farm

an emotional moment caught our eye. 27-year-old rebecca gregory who lost her leg in the bombing crossing the finish line after running the final three-plus miles after testifying at the trial she vowed to do that. before the race, gregory posted on facebook, this is the day i take my life back. >> i love that's where the focus is this morning as it should be. >>> move down to baltimore where six police officers are on administrative leave this morning as investigators try to figure out how a 25-year-old man suffered a fatal spine injury while in custody. tom costello is in baltimore for us this morning. what are you hearing from officials? >> reporter: the police commissioner here says freddy gray had no other injuries other than that fatal spinal cord injury. the question this morning, was it the result of an accident or did something criminal occur to cause his fatal injury? [ screaming ] >> reporter: it's been nine days since 25-year-old freddy gray was arrested, then dragged to a baltimore police van at some point suffering a spinal cord injury that claimed his life a week later. the