among those defiant was amputee rebecca gregory.said we are boston strong, we are america strong. by choosing to mess with us was a terrible mistake. how's that for a victim pact statement? dzhokhar tsarnaev did offer an apology to the victim's families saying he was sorry for the lives he had taken, the suffering he caused and the damage he had done. he also did confess, saying the bombing, which i'm guilty of, if there's any lingering doubt, i did do it along with my brother. but for several family members and for officials here, it was too little too late. the u.s. attorney carmen ortiz saying, what dzhokhar tsarnaev did not say was he did not renounce terror and he did not renounce violent extremism. john? >> no, he did not. deborah feyerick, thanks so much. >>> attorneys for james holmes will call their first witnesses today at the trial of the colorado movie theater gunman. the defense is expected to focus on his alleged mental illness trying to convince jurors that holmes was legally insane when he opened fire inside a packed

the final victim to speak was rebecca gregory who refuses to call herself a victim. she was the only speaker to face him and look directly at him when she said terrorists like you create mass destruction and you know what mass destruction really does it brings people together. we are boston strong. we are america strong. so how's that for your victim impact statement? >>> in the u.s. a prison guard has been arrested after two convicted murders broke free from a new york state jail. he is accused of conspireing to smuggle tools into the prison. the convicted murders escaped from the clinton correctional facility after cutting holes in the steel walls of their cell. palmer is the second prison employee to be arrested. >>> france has announced plans for a new widespread surveillance law. the government has voted to legalize large scale monitoring of suspected so-called extremists. critics say the law will allow the authorities to collect massive amounts of data. >>> the secretary of state has been trying to allay fears that the united states is tapping the communication

the vinyl victim to speak was young amputee rebecca gregory. she refuses to call herself a victim. she was the only one to look directly at dzhokhar tsarnaev saying: >>> south carolinaans came together to pay tribute to a murdered pastor and state senator. he was among nine church members killed in an attack on a historic black church in charleston. diane eastabrook joins us from columbia. thousands turned out to pay their respects. >> that's right. many of the mourners who came out to the state house today to pay tribute to clementa pinckney say they didn't know him, but felt compelled to come out because of the tragedy of the shootings. >> a horse drawn case carrying state senator clementa pinckney's body arrived at the carolina state house this afternoon. honour guards men from the state guard patrol inside. his family and two daughters walking behind. the line to view clementa pinckney's body stretched from the row tonneda to the streets. thousands waited for hours in the heat. >> i wanted to pay tribe ute for what he has done in the years. >> i represent the university of stat

rebecca gregory who lost a leg from the bombing, i'm not somebody's victim not your's not your brother's. she said that is so funny that you smirk. that's what we do to you everyday. the response to the bombing unified the city nation and brought out the best in people. we are boston strong and america strong, she said. choosing to mess with us was a terrible idea. how's that for a victim impact statement. finally tsarnaev choking up said i am sorry for the lives i've taken saying i'd like to apologize to victims, for survivors. he asked for mercy. many said it was too late. >> i regret ever wanting to hear him speak because what he said show nod remorse, no regret and no empathy for what he's done in our lives. >> at no point did he renounce the reasons for which he committed this act. he never renounced terrorism. he did not repute yat violent extremism. >> one who had two sons that lost a leg said it was helpful. >> i can honestly say my sons will probably be happy i found what i needed to find. i think we can really close a chap i. >> that was pete williams reporting. tsarnaev goes t

the final victim to speak was young amputee rebecca gregory. she refuses to call herself a victim. she was the only speaker to face tsarnaev and look directly at dzhokhar tsarnaev saying: >>> palestine is submitting documents to the international criminal court in the hope of bridging war crime charges against israeli officials. it's the first time prosecutors will see the palestinians formally take action against israel's breaches of international law. we have this report from imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: this is as close as this person can get to land his family oned for generations. when israel built the settlement considered illegal, an electrified fence was built. he shows me how it prevents him accessing his property. he has not lost hope of regaining his land one day. >> translation: we want to cultivate. i'm glad i'm going to the krill international criminal court, i want a solution to stop them occupying my land. >>> israel makes up a key comment to the palestinian criminal court. dozens of settlements have been built and are home to 600,000 israelis. a key argument is agains

the final victim to speak was young amputee rebecca gregory. she refuses to call herself a victim. she was the only speaker to face tsarnaev and look directly at dzhokhar tsarnaev saying: >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says china has agreed to work with the u.s. on a code of conduct on cyber security. kerry was speaking after two days of talks with china, amid allegations of state-sponsored theft by beijing. rosalind jordan has the details. >> reporter: at every opportunity in the last three days u.s. officials say they raised the question of cyber security with counterparts. on wednesday secretary of state john kerry said finally both companies came up with a form of action to deal with the problem. >> we beleave that the united states and china should be working together to develop and implement a shared understanding of appropriate state behaviour in cyber space. i'm pleased to say that china agrees that we must work together to complete a code of conduct recording the cyber activities. >> reporter: chinese officials are bris lipping at the suggestion that they or people

one of the most forceful many statements came from rebecca gregory, who also lost a leg from the bombing. "i'm not somebody's victim," she told tsarnaev. "not yours, not your brother's." referring to the video shown in court of his gesture to a surveillance camera, she said, "that is so funny that you smirk. that's what we do to you every day." the response to the bombing she said unified the city and the nation and brought out the best in people. "we are boston strong and america strong," she said. "choosing to mess with us was a terrible idea." how's that for a victim impact statement?" finally, tsarnaev himself stood, choking up when he said, "i am sorry for the lives i have taken," adding "i'd like to now apologize to the victims, to the survivors." he asked for allah's mercy. many survivors said it was too late. >> i regret having ever wanted to hear him speak because what he said showed no remorse, no regret, and no empathy for what he's done to our lives. >> and at no point during his statement did he renounce the reasons for which he committed this act. he never renounced terrori

one of the most forceful statements came from rebecca gregory who lost a leg, she said i'm nobody's victim, referring to the video shown in court of his gesture to the surveillance camera she said that is so fun y that you smirk, that is what we do to you every day. she said the response to bombing brought out the best, we are boston strong and america strong. choosing to mess with us was a terrible idea. how is that for a victim impact statement. finally, tsarnaev stood, choking up when he said i am sorry for the lives i have taken and i would like the ask for victims mercy and ask allah's mercy. many survivors said it was too late. >> i regret having ever wanted to hear him speak. because what he said showed no remorse, no regret and no empathy for what he's done to our lives. >> at no point did he renounce the reasons for which he committed this act. he never renounced terrorism, he did not repudiate violent extremism. >> but liz norton whose two sons each lost a leg said it was helpful. >> i really feel like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders and i can honestly say my sons will

the final victim to speak was young amputee rebecca gregory who refuses to call herself a victim.only one to look directly am hit. terrorists like you do two things being one is create mass destruction, the second is quite interesting, you know what mass destruction really does, it brings people together. we are boston strong, we are america strong so how is that for your victim impact statement. erica pits is a, al pitzi, al jazerra boston. >>> in armenia demonstrations over plans to raise he lick strict atelectricityprices have continued. the power is provided by russia and protesters say they are taking advantage of the monopoly monopoly. >> reporter: the traditional dance gives you some sense of the vehicle here, it's op at this nix relaxed but people have grievances they want to see an end to corruption, they want to see an end to the price hiker they want to see an end to the monopoly so that they can get ahold of the economy in this country. what protest say is that this is not about a pro protest against russia, it's a protest against a russian company which has gone too f

rebecca gregory lost her leg too. you and your brother have lost. you unified us.8 hyundais since00 days since the bombing, he has never taken the witness stand, but today he said he heard the pain of those who teified against him. i was listening the suffering that was and the hardship that stl is. >> never apologized for a thing, that's it. >> i want him to know, you know i don't think it really matters. >> no he's not sorry. if he was sorry he would have never did that. >> that was ron claiborne reporting. tsarnaev will eventually be moved from boston to a prison in terre haute indiana where federadeath row inmates are held before thei execution. it's a process thatould take years. >>> in south carolina, peop are paying respects t state senator clementa pinckney at the state house. mourners were greeted by his widow antwo young daughters as well as some of hisenate colleagues. he was the head pastor at the church. he and eight others were shot a week ago inside the church. s funeral is set for friday. president obama will give the eulogy. >>> and a movement has

the final victim to speak was young amputee rebecca gregory who refuses to call herself a victim. she said terrorists like you do two things in the world one is create mass destruction the second is really quite interesting. you know what mass destruction does? it brings people together. we are boston strong, we are america strong so how is that for your victim impact statement? when the judge officially sentenced tsarnaev to death he told the convictboston bomber that he would always be remembered for something evil, representing the federal government, the u.s. attorney from massachusetts carmen ortiz reactto tsarnaev's statement and is he she was shocked what tsarnaev left out of his statement, that he never denounced terrorism. john. >> erica thank you. attacks like the boston bombing reinforce the wisdom that self proclaimed radical muslims pose the most threat to the united us. paul beban has more. paul. >> since 9/11 people of various stripes and ideologies have carried out attacks in the u.s. and nonmuslims have table more lives according to the results of a study. when a

. >> rebecca gregory spoke defiantly to tsarnaev.him in his holding cell gregory smiled. it's so funny that you smirk and flip off the camera. i feel that's what we're doing to you. they won't remember your name or your brother's. some victims forgave tsarnaev. he chose hate he chose destruction, he chose death. we choose love. we choose peace. and the mood inside that court, there was anger, there was grief, forgiveness, defiance. and really the sense that so many people's lives addhad changed. things are different for so many who are in that court now. tsarnaev will be sent to indiana where he will be the youngest person on death row. >> let's get some perspective on this from ed davis, former commissioner of the boston police department. he was head of the police department during the boston bombings. we're also going to have someone join you a little bit later, ed. she's covering this for the "boston globe." what does this mean for the healing process for the people of your city? >> i think the healing can start now. this is a po

rebecca gregory who now backs with a prosthetic leg, told the bomber, while your intention was to destroy america, you actually strengthened us. tsarnaev will now be moved to death row at a federal prison in indiana. chris pollone nbc news new york. >>> the same line of strong storms that hit us slammed into south jersey overnight. winds up to 70 miles per hour peeled back the roof of a macy's department store and damaged parts of a.showing center in gloucester. trees were downed, deck furniture went flying, nearly 200,000 people lost power. >>> a couple in illinois just lost the top floor of their house to a tornado. they say it doesn't matter. this he were home with their newborn baby and 10-year-old daughter when the storm hit monday night, so the important thing is everyone survived. >> he had the baby in the door with one hand and i'm holding onto him and grabbing my daughter and we are all just holding on. >> baby braxton was just five days old when the storm hit. so he is not going to remember anything. they will have to tell him the story one day. >> cute little guy. >>> we rememb

. >> amputee rebecca gregory spoke defiantly to tsarnaev.regory smiled. it's so funny that you smirk and flip off the camera, she said. i feel that's what we're doing to me. they won't remember your name or your brother's. some victims forgave tsarnaev. others like the parents of martin richard choosing to reject tsarnaev's message. we choose peace. >> i'll talk to a survivor of the boston marathon bombing in the next hour of "newsroom." >>> checking some other top stories for you. we could be just moments away from two big decisions from the supreme court. there are two of seven cases in the nation's highest court as the term winds down. the court is considering whether states can legally ban same sex marriage. can they provide health insurance tax breaks to millions of people. the decisions are expected if you have a bottle of wishbone ranch salad dressing in your refrigerateorrefrigerator, you better check it out. thousands of bottles of the product are being recalled because they may contain bleu cheese dressing instead. it contains eggs

among those defiant was amputee rebecca gregory.he said essentially said we are boston strong america strong. by choosing to mess with us was a terrible mistake. how's that for a victim impact statement? dzhokhar tsarnaev did offer an apology to the victims' families saying he was sorry for the lives he had taken, the suffering he caused and the damage done. he also did confess saying the bombing, which i'm guilty of if there is any lingering doubt, i did do it along with my brother. but for several family members and for officials here it was too little too late. the u.s. attorney carmen ortiz saying what dzhokhar tsarnaev did not say, he did not renounce terror or violent extremism. >> after the sentencing, survivors of the boston bombing reacted to tsarnaev's apology. lynn julian said his words lacked sincerity. >> i regret having ever wanted to hear him speak because what he said showed no remorse, no regret and no empathy for what he's done to our lives. >> but another survivor had a different reaction. 23-year-old henry said h

among those defiant was rebecca gregory.e america strong, by choosing to mess with us was a terrible mistake. how's that for a victim impact statement? dzhokhar tsarnaev did offer an apology to the families saying he was sorry for the damage he had done. he also did confess saying the bombing, which i'm guilty of if there's any lingering doubt, i did do it along with my brother. but for several family members and for officials here it was too little too late. the u.s. attorney saying what dzhokhar tsarnaev was not say was did not renounce terror or violent extremism. >> let's take a look at what's coming up on "new day." >> good morning, john. how are you? >> hanging in there. all alone today. >> this is the only time we get to talk now. we have a busy show. we're following the calls to remove the confederate flag. allison is in south carolina where the debate began after the horrifying massacre in charleston. we're going to speak with two former south carolina governors from both sides of the aisle who both want that flag r

rebecca gregory was probably the most defiant.his had bright happy coral. she said it's so funny you smirk and flip off the camera. i feel that's what we are doing to you, another amputee said he did not break me. the memory of those killed will be kept alive by those who survived this terror. a third person sell i bakley forgive you, take responsibility forgo the appeals process so we can all move forward in peace. a lot of headyness. at first he looked very relaxed b. i end looking more sober, taken away in handcuffs. >> such courage the victims needed to muster to stand there in the presence of that person. >>> there was also an incident outside the courthouse. what happened? >> reporter: it was interesting. we broke for lunch, and a lot of the victims actually went down to the cafeteria inside the court just behind me so the line was long. a couple of us moved on. there was a lot of police activity and a man who appeared to be in his 20s, tall wearing a white t-shirt, cragling hair and beard striking similarity to tsarnaev he

rebecca gregory who lost a leg in the attack said this to tsarnaev.osing to mess with us was a bad idea. how is that for your victim impact statement. mike bello is the assistant metro editor at "the boston globe." good to see you. i want to talk a little more about this. the sister of a slain officer says of tsarnaev quote, i don't know the defendant nor do i care to know him. he is a coward and a liar. so how would you characterize this as far as being in that courtroom, knowing that these families could address tsarnaev directly look him in the eye, especially since it's their last opportunity to do so? >> these were powerful statements. there were 23 victims, families got on the stand and adresds tsarnaev directly. some can't hear some can't dance, marriages have failed jobs have ended. all these people told tsarnaev what the bombing had done to them. but all maintained that they have not been broken that they will survive, that they will continue on. and i think it was very cathartic for many of these folks to look him in the eye and say they're

rebecca gregory basically saying you know referring to that image of him in that holding cell when he held up his middle finger she said you know, that smirk, that smile it's so funny that you smirk and flip off the camera. i feel that that is what we are doing to you. and then she looked and she said how's that for a victim impact statement? so she made very clear that she is surviving and that she is going to move forward and live her life in a very rich and very full way, erin. >> deb, thank you very much. i want to bring outfront now boston bombing survivor scott wies weisberg. he was in the room and police officer ed devoe. both of you were there today. both of you were face to face with dzhokhar tsarnaev. scott, let me start with you. you crossed the finish line three seconds before the bombs went off. tsarnaev's attack will stay with you forever. he said today, quote, i am sorry for the lives that i have taken, for the suffering that i have caused you. do you accept his apology? >> no. i don't. when he said it you know i had been through the trial for most of the time. there wa

rebecca gregory, one of the 17 people who lost limbs. she ran the last three miles this year and she was the last victim to get up today and was very sharp in her words and her condemnation of dzhokhar tsarvaev and she brought back to the courtroom that picture that we all remember that was introduced two thirds of the way through the proceedings of the trial where there was a still picture of dzhokhar tsarvaev in a holding cell waiting for a proceeding here at the courthouse and he fusses with the hair and extends the middle finger to the camera. she said when you do that it's funny, we do that every time we put on these prosthetic limbs and we are boston strong, american strong. you picked the wrong people to pick on. back to you. >> what an emotional room that must have been. stick with us. ari, a question that i have heard a number of people asking today and that is so now he's been sentenced to the death penalty but why's it take so long, that f that's what they decided with why not this weekend and the cost of it if he had life in

rebecca gregory lost her leg, too. "you and your brother have lost. you unified us.", tsarnaev has only been seen in that prison cell surveillance video, never taking the witness stand at his trial, but he said he heard the pain of those who testified against him. "i was listening -- the suffering that was and the hardship that still is." >> never pull a judge for a thing. that's it. that's all i got to say. >> i wanted a sincere sorry. i wanted to know you know but i don't think it really matters. >> no, he's not sorry. if he would have sorry, he would have never did that. >> reporter: tsarnaev will eventually be moved from boston to a federal prison in terre haute, indiana, where death row inmates are held until execution. his lawyers are saying they will file an appeal of his conviction. that is likely to take many years. ron claiborne, abc news, boston. >>> and we're following a breaking story from southeastern arizona. at least one national guard f-16 aircraft has crashed near the town of douglas. that is near the mexican border. the plane was on a training missi