robert bowers has been convicted of the 22 capital offenses that he was charged with. belief resulting in death. i'll just read the names. those people were all killed in the tree of life four and a half years ago. ro wert bowers is facing capital offenses if their murders. i should also say we're just getting word that robert bowers is also convicted of some of the primary hate crime acts resulted in death. they were attached to this as well. we're getting these convictions as we speak. they are rolling. other capital offenses that robert bow rs was convicted of was the use and discharge of a firearm during relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. again, these counts are still coming as we go. that's the headline for now. robert bowers convicted of capital offenses in the synagogue shooting. >> killing 11 people and may their memories be a blessing. keep us posted. thank you very much. >> i want to bring back federal criminal defense attorney caroline policy. thank you for coming back. convict withed on these c

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. >>> a jury has found robert bowers guilty of carrying out the deadly anti-semitic attack in u.s.018 shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. the trial now moves to the penalty phase and jurors must decide whether to sentence bowers to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole. cnn's danny freeman reports. >> reporter: it took only five hours for the jury to come to this assistance verdict, convicting robert bowers of all 63 federal charges that he faced, including the capital charges that he faced as well. we had a team inside the courtroom and they described it as really silent as the judge was reading out these convictions. bowers himself was described as being emotionless, and once those verdicts were read, then you could hear some of the air in the room let out and some of the family members start to sniffle as they processed what had happened. i want to go over what some of the charges were. 22, like i said, capital offenses on the table, and the primary ones were the obstruction of the free exercise of religious beliefs, resulting in death. b

they were hiding as robert bowers hunted these jewish people. that's all encompassing within the 63 charges that robert bowers was just found guilty of. i want to note in listening to the discussion with the folks on your panel, remember, this is not over yet. the majority of the people that we heard from take the stand over the past three weeks were eye websites. people who were there inside that synagogue that day and you are survived, or we heard 9/11 calls from those who did not. but very importantly, we have not heard from the sisters of cecil and david rosenthal who were killed. we have not heard from other family members who very much have been inside that courtroom and expect to testify as part of this larger trial. so we're going to hear much more you can expect from folks like them in this next phase, the death penalty phase, but i will add that we should expect to hear more from the defense. the defense is going to try and spare robert bowers his life in this case. you can expect that and we have not heard from a single witness from t

start with breaking news out of pittsburgh, where a jury just took just five hours to convict robert bowers. 11 people were shot and killed resulting in 63 federal charges against bowers, including federal hate crimes. he was convicted on every single one. up next will be the sentencing phase which will include the possibility of the death penalty. let's bring in nbc's george solis in pittsburgh. andrew weissmann served as fbi general counsel and is also an msnbc legal analyst. george, what more can you tell us about this verdict? >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon, chris. it really comes as no surprise to the people of this community. this is what they expected. this is what they anticipated. in many cases, this was open and shut as far as the evidence, robert bowers went to the tree of life synagogue to carrying out this heinous attack. in the courtroom, you could hear a pin drop. that's how quiet it was when the verdict was being read allowed. robert bowers carefully sat there listening as each one of these count was read aloud. you have members of the congregation who were there listenin

robert bowers was convicted of all 63 criminal charges he faced, including hate crimes resulting in deathestruction of thee fre ethe maf life synagogue in 2018 was the deadliest attack on jewish people in u.s. history. let's bring in our correspondent. what more can you tell us about the verdict? >> the jury reached a verdict after just five hours of deliberation and it was no surprise because right from the outset, robert bowers's lawyers admitted he did kill and target these worshipers. but they did not present any evidence or call any witnesses because their focus was on trying to convince the jury that his motive was not about religious hatred. they tried to say instead he had this irrational belief he had to attack jewish people because of their support for immigrants and refugees. but the jury instead saw the prosecution's view of this. they presented over 60 witnesses, including police who responded to the scene and survivors. they had shown that robert bowers had a history through social media of white supremacist and antisemitic leg which. the jury -- anti-semitic language. the j

our reporter was in the croom as it happened saying robert bowers, the defendant, emotionless ticked one of the 63 federal charges, and after the primary capital offense charge was read and bowers found guilty, then a little break in the room in that our producer says you could hear some sniffles in the crowd. remember, family and survivors have been in the court just about every day watching this trial from the start. of course, in the courtroom as that verdict came down. that's really what it was like inside the courtroom. i want to talk a little more about these charges themselves. like you said, 63 federal charges. 22 of them capital offenses and the primary one was obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. the second was use of discharge of a firearm to commit murder during relation to a crime of violence's i bring that up to illustrate exactly why robert bowers was on trial for those particular offenses and really those two issues are what the prosecution tried to hone in on as it went through these past three weeks of testimony. part of the reason,

officer described the interaction he had with the accused shooter robert bowers.t and bowers responded that he had had enough and that, quote, all jews had to die. danny freeman has more now. >> reporter: this first week of the pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial has been intense, it has been emotional and challenging to listen to and watch. but also the first time that survives of the mass shooting in 2018 have had the chance to face the alleged gunman robert bowers in court. we've heard opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense. the prosecution hoping to prove not only that robert bowers killed those 11 jewish worshippers, but also that he did so intentionally because they were jewish. meanwhile defense not disputing that bowers killed those worshippers, but they are hoping to paint his motives as irrational. we've heard from more than 12 witnesses including 911 dispatchers, police officers, survivors of the shooting and family members of the deceased. we've also seen harrowing exhibits like the moment survivors carol black and barry were able

robert bowers shot dead 11 worshippers at a synagogue in pittsburgh in 2018.iven the death penalty. from new york, here's our correspondent nada tawfik. the jury reached a verdict after just five hours of deliberations. robert bowers�* lawyers admitted from the outset that he'd attacked and killed worshippers at the tree of life synagogue and they didn't present any evidence or call any witnesses, but they argued against the death penalty, saying his motive was not not religious hatred but rather an irrational belief that he had to attackjewish people because of their support for immigrants and refugees. thejury, though, rejected that argument with this verdict, finding the 50—year—old guilty of every charge he faced, including hate crimes resulting in death and the obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. now, prosecutors said he came to the synagogue hunting, looking forjewish people to kill. he had a history of anti—semitic and white supremacist posts online and he came in with an ar—15 semiautomatic assault rifle and three glock han

robert bowers is also convicted of all of the hate crime charges that were brought against him as wellere is relief in this moment. but i want to bring you some color, because we just got our producer sarah boxer out front inside the courtroom. she described it was a very quiet and stoic moment as the verdicts were being read in that courtroom. and bowers was wearing a blue collared shirt, navy sweater, fairly emotionless as the verdicts came down. i want to remind viewers what has been going on over the past three weeks in this trial and just remind what really the horror was inside that synagogue four and a half years ago. we heard from one of the survivors, carol black, who described hiding in a closet in the basement in the tree of life synagogue, as she heard bullets upstairs and downstairs. she saw her friend die. she said, quote, he immediately went down on the ground on his back and was dying. he didn't say anything. he made a gargling kind of sound. we also heard from another survivor. they heard the gunshots initially. they looked at each other because they are medical profes

robert bowers is accused of killing 11 people in october of 2018.jury ahead of deliberations that bowers was fueled by a hatred of jewish people. let's bring in nbc news correspondent george solis in pittsburgh. what are we learning this morning? >> reporter: good morning, ana, the jury deliberating for about two hours this morning and it appears that they had a question for the judge regarding some of the charges here with the intent portion of some of the charges related, and it appears that the judge is now answering some of those questions. so it tells you a little bit about how things are happening inside the courtroom. a little context here, yesterday the prosecution and defense resting their cases with their closing arguments. the prosecution reminding the jury about what the accused shooter robert bowers did with his intent to go to the tree of life synagogue and kill the 11 worshippers. when he finally did stop it wasn't because it was the right thing to do it was simply because he ran out of ammunition. as for the defense side, they've bee

for them, it is divisive issue as to whether or not robert bowers should get life in prison or whether or not he should get the death penalty. the prosecution laying out their case during opening arguments, much the same during closing, saying he went to the tree of life synagogue to carry out this heinous attack. the defense doing their part to raise questions about his motivation, mainlily motivated by his views on immigration. the prosecution being clear there's no doubt that the accused shooter robert bowers didn't go to an immigration camp, the border, he went to the tree of life synagogue and murdered 11 members of the congregation. today the reaction from not just the tree of life congregation but across many facets of what we're seeing from the jewish community is they feel some level of vindication. they are now waiting to see what will happen next during the sentencing phase, which, again, we expect to take place about a week from monday or at least a portion of the trial starting a week from monday, chris. >> george solis, thank you so much. that verdict coming on the same d

the gunman, robert bowers, could now face the death penalty. george solis joins us from outside the courthouse in pittsburgh. george, can you give us a timeline of how the jury came to this decision? obviously all eyes have been on this trial. >> reporter: after about five hours of deliberations over two days, the jury came back and found him guilty on all charges, including federal hate crime charges. we had a reporter and producer in there giving context. they said you could hear a pin drop. everyone maintained composure and towards the end you could see robert bowers presumably looking through the sheet as each count was read by the jury there. the prosecution making a firm case from opening arguments through the closing arguments that robert bowers went to the tree of life synagogue and meant to kill worshippers, kill those 11 worshippers, injured a number of police officers. we heard some of the explosive testimony, emotional testimony. the defense trying to lay out their case as well, trying to raise doubts about his intent and motivation

the jury must decide whether to sentence robert bowers to death or to life in prison without parole.ny freeman reports. >> silence in the courtroom friday morning as judge coalville read the verdicts. 63 federal charges, guilty on all counts. 22 of those charges punishable by death. the jury agreed with federal prosecutors that the man who killed 11jewish worshipers and injured six others in october of 2018 targeted them specifically because they were jewish. >> i'm feeling a sense of relief that after four and a half years the world has heard about the horrible acts and that the shooter is being held responsible for those horrible acts. >> throughout more than two weeks of testimony prosecutors showed how the defendant turned a sacred house of worship into a hunting ground. body camera video and 911 calls revealed chaos and terror. jurors heard 84-year-old bernice simons 911 called as she held a prayer shawl to her husband's bullet wounds. we're being attacked she cried out before being shot and killed. the defense didn't dispute their client killed the 11 but the attorneys tried to

the prosecution hoping to prove not only that robert bowers killed those 11 worshippers, but also thathey were jewish. meanwhile, the defense not disputing that bowers killed those worshippers, but they're hoping to paint his motives as irrational. we've heard from 911 operators, police dispatchers and families of the deceased. we've seen harrowing exhibits like the moment two survivors were able to escape the synagogue after seeing their friend mel wax killed in front of them. dan leger, who was shot in the stomach and survived, we saw the moment he was rescued by first responders. the reactions have truly been varied. >> one of the things about this trial is the scope of it, the number of victims, the number of people who have been impacted is so large, so people have varying response to it. sometimes the healing can begin once you get through and all the truths are known and all of it is out there for the public to know as well, so no longer do you have to hold it onto yourself. it can be healing or incredibly painful. there's really every degree of difference. >> reporter: of note,

. >>> federal jury resumes deliberating this morning in the trial of robert bowers accused of killing 11 at tree of life synagogue. the jury started deliberations thursday after hearing closing arguments. danny freeman has more for us from pittsburgh. >> reporter: sacred house of worship turned into a hunting ground. that is how federal prosecutors describe the tree of life synagogue as they began closing arguments thursday morning. prosecution detailed the brutal execution of each, six were shot in the head, and recalled chaotic morning captured by 911 calls and body camera video. all to prove their case that the defendant robert bowers killed jewish people just because they were jewish. the prosecution brought up the testimony of worshipper dan leger, the nurse who said he instinctively rushed toward the gunfire but was shot in the st stomach. he pretended to be dead and prayed. body camera evidence shows first respond ertz ers carrying him t safety. and they also spoke about the grandmother hid with her daughter under a pe wflt and he deliberately shot both of them. i will canning

only after that we will go on to the death penalty phase if robert bowers is convicted of these charges you. >> so difficult to listen to that testimony. danny freeman live in pittsburgh, thank you. >>> the southern baptist church which serves 14 million members has affirmed that women are not allowed to lead a congregation. this is the largest protestant denomination in the united states. it voted to uphold the expulsion of two of its churches for having female pastors. one of those was one of the nation's largest congregations. jake tapper is with us now. we're going to be taking a look at this story as well. this is a big deal, and also one of the congregations they expelled was a church in kentucky that had a female pastor for more than three decades. >> one of the things that pastor rick warren that you mentioned asked the denomination, the convention to do, is to allow autonomy. we don't all interpret scripture the same way. let us allow the churches to do what they want in terms of whether or not they allow female pastors. this is also the same point made by the reverend linda ba

history, is of a new jury convicted robert bowers, all 63 criminal counts in federal court including of relief that a four half years, the world has heard again about the horrific acts. reporter: he faces the death penalty, for murdering 11 worshipers of the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh and he unloaded roughly 100 round. >> and the jurors will now decided bowers will be sent to death row. >> this was an anti- somatic incident. end of the statement. reporter: he often posted in a somebody material social media and even praise hitler and the holocaust. >> we must surrender progress in the suspect is calling out at this time. reporter: the prosecutor say power told police about these jews, they need to die and now his life is in the hands of 12 strangers and is the jurors prepare for the trials next phase. >> this is just the first one third of the trial, in essence, he was the least complicated part pretty we look forward to a final just conclusion in a just punishment see for the phase of the trial starts in today's is expected to last several weeks prosecutors already denied

they said no dispute that robert bowers is the one who killed those 11 worshippers that morning, but motives that he did not kill them because they were jewish, but because one of the congregations supported a refugee settlement group, and it is not about because them being jewish, but because they were immigrant supporters, and this is the crux of that. and now this is what we got a statement from the new life congregation, and they lost three members. they wrote in the statement saying that there can be no forgiveness here. forgiveness requires two components, it is offered by the person who commits the wrong and accepted by the person who accepts the ask, but the shooter has not asked for forgiveness, and so it cannot be given. and so those who, i should say, those are capital offenses, and if he is convicted of the 22 charges, then we will be talking about a death penalty phase afterwards. >> so hard to see the pictures. danny freeman, keep us post and the jurors are behind closed doors deliberations at this moment. rahel. >> new questions about the gop accusations that there are

robert bowers faces 63 federal charges related to the shooting.pled not guilty but his defense team has acknowledged he carried out what was the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. joining me now from pittsburgh, nbc news correspondent george solis. help us understand what's happening and what comes next? >> reporter: good afternoon, chris. so our understanding is that the deliberations here with the jury might begin shortly. both sides completing their closing arguments this afternoon. this is two and a half weeks of the case in the guilt phase to determine whether or not robert bowers carried out this attack, the prosecution presenting 60 witnesses, the most impactful likely the final two, including the mother of one of the victims, and an officer who was shot who responded the day of the shooting. the defense presenting no witnesses. and as you mentioned, during opening arguments, defense attorney judy clark saying there would be no dispute and no doubt that bowers carried out this heinous attack, but they were trying to raise questi

they reiterated, there is no denying that their client robert bowers carried out this attack.his motivation and his intent throughout the entire thing. still no word on the exact direction they will go should they move into the penalty part of it. what this really centers on is whether or not he will get the death penalty. now with the case in the hands of the jury, it is only a matter of time to see if they come back with a verdict. >> george solis, thank you. >>> demolition of a damaged section of interstate 95 in philadelphia is on track to be done today. that will clear the way for a long rebuilding process to begin. crews have been moving tons of debris for the last several days. a truck carrying gasoline crashed into the overpass on sunday causing it to collapse. the correspondent has been following this from the very beginning. we don't have an exact time line but can you walk us through what steps we know of once demolition is actually done? >> reporter: good to be with you. the biggest question remains unanswered. when will drivers be able to return to this critical s

robert bowers faces 63 criminal counts including hate crimes in what is could to -- considered the deadliest antisemitic attack in u.s. history. he faces the death penalty of convicted. incidents are continuing to rise rapidly across the united states including right here in the bay area. the increased hatred has caused local jewish organizations to ramp up their security person -- preparations. tim johns explains how. reporter: jewish communities have been facing increasing levels of anti-semitism. some jewish organizations are taking matters into their own hands. >> in 2020 two, we gave 35 active shooter training's. we trained 1300 community members around the bay area. reporter: the director of community security for the jewish community federation and endowment fund. over the past several months, his organization has helped local jewish groups learn about extra measures that they can take to keep people safe. >> the federation has a unique vantage point of the whole community. not just in the bay area but throughout northern california. because we are in relationship with dozens and doze

robert bowers faces 63 criminal counts including hate crimes in what is could to -- considered the deadliestntisemitic attack in u.s. history. he faces the death penalty of convicted. incidents are continuing to rise rapidly across the united states including right here in the bay area. the increased hatred has caused local jewish organizations to ramp up their security person -- preparations. tim johns explains how. reporter: jewish communities have been facing increasing levels of anti-semitism. some jewish organizations are taking matters into their own hands. >> in 2020 two, we gave 35 active shooter training's. we trained 1300 community members around the bay area. reporter: the director of community security for the jewish community federation and endowment fund. over the past several months, his organization has helped local jewish groups learn about extra measures that they can take to keep people safe. >> the federation has a unique vantage point of the whole community. not just in the bay area but throughout northern california. because we are in relationship with dozens and dozens

and tonight robert bowers has been found guilty on all 63 counts, including obstructing the free exercise of religion. prosecutors said he turned a sacred house of worship into a hunting ground. >> i am feeling a sense of relief that after four and a half years, the world has heard again about the horrific acts on october 27, 2018. and the shooter is being held accountable for those awful acts. >> reporter: the jury saw police body camera footage showing rabbi jeffrey myers fleeing the building, still wearing his prayer shawl from sabbath morning services. he testified he helped some congregants escape before hiding in a bathroom and praying while on with 911. in a statement tonight, rabbi myers saying, i am grateful to god for getting us to this day. the victims were 54 to 97, shot and killed by a gunman armed with three handguns and this ar-15. you can see it laying among blood-spattered children's books, bullets piercing this prayer book and shattering windows. prosecutors say bowers posted anti-semitic rants online for months before the rampage and quoted him saying "all these jews ne

robert bowers was convicted of all 63 criminal charges he faced.nts. what's your reaction to the verdict. accountability is important, and there is no happy ending after a mass tragedy like this. this was the deadliest shooting it's the jewish this was the deadliest shooting it's thejewish community in american history. so we know that lives will not be brought back, that wounds will take time to heal. knowing there is some accountability does send an important message. the way that the pittsburgh community continues to rally around thejewish community i think is something that will be remembered and notjust the violence and they hate that led us to this deadly day five years ago. this trial now moving to the penalty phase, do you think that the death penalty should be handed down? it's really not something for anyone organisation for any one organisation or any one person to sort of have, an assessment on what should happen. it's really about the people in pittsburgh, the survivors, the family members. i think there are lots of different opinions

history. 50-year-old truck driver robert bowers was convicted on all 63 federal charges against him foroctober 2018. 11 jewish worshipers were killed and several others were wounded in the attack carried out with an ar-15 rifle and handguns. a jury will now decide if he should get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. now to a damning report from the department of justice that accuses the minneapolis police department of a pattern of discrimination and abuse against racial minorities. cbs's jeff pegues reports the years-long investigation was launched in the aftermath of the police killing of george floyd. >> reporter: more than three years after the murder of george floyd at the hands of former police officer derek chauvin, attorney general merrick garland said systemic abuses by police led to his death. >> we found that the minneapolis police department routinely uses excessive force, often when no force is necessary. >> reporter: floyd was killed after being placed in a neck restraint, something the report says was too common, and sometimes used in situations that did n

. >> reporter: robert bowers is guilty on all counts, including murder and hate crimes. a pittsburgh jury convicting him for one of the deadliest acts of anti-semitism in the country's history. >> i thank our brave survivors for sharing their suffering so that we can protect against more suffering. >> reporter: bowers went to the tree of life synagogue in october 2018 because he knew services were being held, according to federal prosecutors. he didn't come to worship, he came to kill. describing to the court with minute-by-minute detail how the gunman armed with three handguns and an ar-15, turned the temple into a hunting ground. bowers killed 11 people and injured six, including four police officers. the government is seeking the death penalty. among those killed bernice and sylvan simon who were married in that same synagogue 62 years before. according to witness testimony, bowers told police, all jews need to die. the rabbi described the scene days after the shooting. >> i heard gunshots, i heard screaming. i could tell that the shooting was going on in my chapel an

her brother was also that sflaurnlgts p the prosecutors are seeking death penalty for robert bower.we expect today? >> more survivors on the stand today. we heard from the second rabbi who is a survivor. rabbi perlman, and we are hearing from another survivor today. and i wanted to get into some of the terrify and we have, and most of them were not shot during the actually shooting. we heard from, dr. ra bin shts sgrnlt and this is a photothat he said, and he said "oh, dan," and then we both moved in the direction of the gun fire. his friend was killed in the gun fire, and then he felt how terrified he was. he lay there on on the stairway still bleeding, and he realized that if the gunman realized that we wiz and thinking about his entire life. he has new moments of when dan was able to carry the harrowing things in the trial. we will bring you more evidence and testimony as we get it. back to you, rahel. >> thank you so much outside of the courtroom. >> that is so sad, and so important for danny to be there covering it for you. >> so a drag and for a third year has been canceled. i

that's where prosecutors say robert bowers barged into the synagogue shooting and killing 11 people after firing nearly 100 rounds. he was found guilty on all 63 criminal counts in federal court, including hate crimes. prosecutor blocked a request from bowers attorney for a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. this is just the first third of the trial. and in a sense, it was the least complicated part. we look forward to a final just conclusion and just punishment. jurors must now deliberate on whether he should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole. the trial will begin the penalty phase on june 26th, which is expected to last several weeks. a scathing report on the minneapolis police department by the doj finds a years long history of violating the constitution and federal law. the sweeping civil rights probe followed the death of george floyd in 2020. the investigation found numerous examples of unjustified excessive force, unlawful discrimination in first amendment violations. it also documented rampant racist and racial profiling and investigations into

church where people were in their regular pews, and the handbooks were being handed out, and then robert bowerss sacred house of worship into a hunting ground. he killed jewish people just because they were jewish, and the prosecution went back to show that it was a number of graphic and intense horrible in that synagogue. it was visceral and brutal, and i have to say that the family members, we could see them in the main rows in tand listening to the prosecution as he said every word. they emphasized that bowers showed no remorse. he only stopped shooting, because he ran out of ammunition, to illustrate the point that the prosecution has been proving this whole time that bowers was there to kill jewish people because they were jewish. this is going to wait for the defense to bring up a closing argument, and they have not brought up a single witness, and this is what they will have to say, because they are going to be focused on the next phase if bowers is convicted, the death penalty phase. >>> north korea launches missiles after condemning the u.s. after conducting drills. >>> and not a sweet

and he said he came face-to-face with robert bowers after arriving at the tree of live synagogue. a uniqu voice on the show discussing how on combat sentiments behind the hate crimes. >> reporter: yeah, that tree of life mass deacre is not a one o. there is a rise in anti- anti-semitism. jews make up about 2.4% of the population and anti-semitic attacks more than 60% of reported motivated hate crimes in the country in terms of atl statistics. and anti-semitic attacks have been at their highest over the past two years. so given that, i'll be speaking with an actor from tv shows like scandal and west wing. and he is on a broadway show based on a play that i saw a couple weeks ago and it talks to anti-semitism and the horrific catastrophe that resulted in the roll cost. and it teaches us valuable lessons.theroll cost. and it teaches us valuable lessons. the biden administration announced strides and progress in addressing this crisis, but it continues to grow. >> so important to look at history and depictions of history to make sure that it doesn't happen again. and we look forward t

earlier this month robert bowers was foundit i ity guilty of all charges. defense attorneys say that he had mental health problems but prosecutors say that it was carried out with extensive planning. a jury will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life in prison. >>> the u.s. supreme court has cleared the way for the redrawing of the louisiana congressional map to add another majority black district, this after justices reversed plans to hear the case and lifted on a lower court's order for a restricting map. the move just one of the latest from the court as it prepares to wrap up this session. jessica schneider is in washington with what other decisions may come down to next. >> reporter: we are in the final week of the supreme court with the justices set to release a handful of consequential opinions in the coming days. first, the court will weigh in on affirmative action, they will decide whether colleges and universities can continue to consider race as a factor in the admissions process. affirmative action has been allowed at most schools for mo

the juryjust coming back and robert bowers found guilty of multiple federal hate crimes for that shootingime in terms of that finding from thejury and the time in terms of that finding from the jury and we will return to that in the next few minutes but that in the next few minutes but that verdict coming in the few moments. let's stay with breaking news because in the last few seconds, the three britons who died in a scuba diving boat of the egyptian coast have just been named. let me take you through it because that incident happened a few days ago and those three have been named as christina quinn, stephen hill and paul darling. they were on that scuba diving boat that caught fire due to a suspected electrical fault on sunday and the hospital in plymouth where they were working, chief executive pay tribute to her on wednesday evening while the travel company which operates the trip confirmed that they were victims and so, more details coming out in those three britons being named in the last few moments. let's turn to the situation in ukraine. because the capital kyiv, has come under m

and the defense team has never contested that robert bowers was the one who went in that synagogue anders. they are focusing more on the death penalty phase if convicted. but i want to get to the latest here from pittsburgh. we heard from prosecution witness number 60, and she survived the shooting but it her 97-year-old mother does not. and she described being filled with being fulled with terror. and we felt they were going to die. and andrea and her mother held each other under a pew but bowes shot them. and she stayed with her mother. bowers shot them. and she stayed with her mother. an degredrea survived by essent playing dead. and this is just one of the emotional testimony we've heard. and it is not over yet. closing arguments expected to start in a few minutes. and after that, the trial goes to a jury. >> and will the jury also decide on the death penalty or is that bench decision? >> reporter: it will also be decided by the jury. they will stay on. >> appreciate your

the jury will now decide if the defendant, robert bowers, should get the death penalty.munity segment and connecticut to mark the one year bipartisan bill to stop people from accessing guns. he said more still needs to be done for the sake of children who are now suffering the same trauma as soldiers. now, back to dateline. now, back to dateline. >> welcome back. i'm a jury can. kathy wangler died of carbon as a poison in her home. a couple years later, investigators thought that they had enough to -- her husband of 29 years. here again is kate snow with deadly exposure. >> on september 19th of 2009, as mark wangler boarded a plane from atlanta to ohio, he knew he was about to be charged with killing his first wife of three years earlier. >> i felt i needed to come back and clear my name. >> two days later, sheriff's deputies came to the couple's home and arrested mark wangler. he was charged with aggravated murder. the trial took place in march 2011 but the allen county courthouse. prosecutor, juergen, didn't have fingerprints, dna or an eyewitness. he believed the evid

on friday, the jury found robert bowers guilty on all 63 accounts.tors presented evidence of his deep seeded animosity towards jews and immigrants. the trial lasted for three weeks and members of the community say that the verdict brings a sense relief. >> the world has heard again of the horrific acts of 2018 and the shooter is being held accountable. >> the gunman's defense team must now decide whether to enter mental health evidence for the second phase of the trial. the jury will decide whether he is eligible for the death penalty. the judge has ordered the jury to return a week monday for the next next phase of the trial. >>> a shooting last night injurd six people. the shooting happened near a busy intersection in north baltimore. neighbors say they heard about 20 gunshots late last night. police also heard the gunfire and drove to the area. they found three victims at a bus stop. the other victims had walked to a nearby hospital. the victims were between the ages of 17 and 32. police have not made any arrests in the case. and the investigation

♪ go to your happy price ♪ ♪ priceline ♪ >>> a jury has found robert bowers guilty of carrying out thesemitic attack in u.s. history. 11 people died at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. the trial moves to the penalty phase. jurors must decide to sentence bowers to death or life in prison without parole. >> silence in the courtroom friday morning as the judge read the verdicts, 63 federal charges, guilty on all counts. 22 of those charges punishable by death. the jury agreed with prosecutors that the man who killed 11 people and injured six over people in 2018 targeted them specifically because they were jewish. >> i am feeling a sense of relief that after 4 1/2 years the world has heard again about the horrific acts of october 27, 2018, and the shooter is being held accountable. >> throughout two grueling weeks of testimony, prosecutors showed how the defendant turned a house of worship into a hunting ground. body camera video and 911 calls revealed chaos and terror. jurors heard 84-year-old bernice simons' 911 call as she held a prayer shawl to her husband's bullet wounds. the

the jury found robert bowers guilty on all counts.secutors presented evidence of this deep seed said animosity towards jews and immigrants. members of the community says the verdict brings them a sense of justice. >> i'm feeling a sense of relief that after four and a half years, the world has heard gen about the horrific acts and the shooter is being held accountable. >> the gunman's defense team must decide whether to enter mental health evidence in the second phase of the trial. the jury will decide if he is eligible fwr the death penalty. the judge has ordered the jury to return a week from monday for that next phase. >>> baltimore police say a shooting last night wounded six people, each of them dealing with nonlife-threatening injuries. the shooting happened near a busy intersection of north baltimore. neighbors say they heard around 20 gunshots late last night. police also heard the gunfire, drove out to the area and found three victims at a bus stop. the other three victims had walked to a nearby hospital. the victims are betw

. >>> in pennsylvania robert bowers has been convicted of carrying out the deadliest attack ever on jewishe in the u.s. jurors must decide whether to sentence bowers to death or life in prison without parole. cnn's danny freeman reports. >> reporter: silence in the courtroom friday morning as judge robert colville read the verdicts, 63 federal charges, guilty on all counts, 22 of those charges punishable by death. the your agreed with federal prosecutors that the man who killed 11 jewish worshippers in october of 2018 targeted them specifically because they were jewish. >> i am feeling a sense of relief after 4 1/2 years the world has heard again about the horrific acts on october 27, 2018, and the shooter is being held accountable for those awful acts. >> reporter: throughout more than two grueling weeks of testimony prosecutors showed how the defendant turned a sacred house of worship into a hunting ground. body camera video and 911 calls revealed chaos and terror. jurors -- she held a prayer shawl to her husband's bullet wounds. we're being attacked. i'm scared to death. she cried out,

robert bowers has pleaded not guilty to more than 60 federal counts that include hate crime charges. the death penalty if convicted. on wednesday, jurors heard several shooting survivors testify about their split-second actions and decisions during the attack. some of the pictures they showed as well from inside where this took place. cnn's danny freeman is in pittsburgh outside the courthouse with new developments on today's testimony. part of the trial here is explaining just how frightening, how horrific this scene was and the actions of the accused gunman. what did we learn today? >> reporter: well, jim, we've already learned new information on a couple of different fronts. we've had two witnesses already take the stand and gotten a new batch of exhibit in evidence that were released in court yesterday. i'll talk about those exhibits first just so you can see the chaos and see just how intense it's been watching these back for everyone in the courthouse yesterday and throughout this week. so most of the surviving witnesses that we have seen so far take the stand, they have not be

to remember, this is just the guilt phase of the trial and the defense has never contested that robert bowers back in 2018. the defense has been focused to if bowers is convicted, the death penalty phase of the case. yesterday we heard from the 60th prosecution witness that was andrea wedner, who was a survivor of the mass shooting almost five years ago, but her mother, 97-year-old rose did not. she described being terrified and saying it was indescribable we thought we were going to die and then described on the stand how she and her mother hid in a pew as mr. bours was shooting across the synagogue. mr. bowers then shot these two folks. andrea said at that point she knew her mother was going to die but stayed with her mother because she did not want her mother to die there in the synagogue along. andrea survived by playing dead until pobowers was apprehended anand first responders were able to rescue her. closing arguments expected to happen any minute now and then this case heads to the jury. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, a committee investigating boris johnson's party gate scandal f

officers tested last week about the subject, robert bowers taking him into custody.release a mix the reality shedset that offered virtual and it's expected to cost a cool $3,000. >>> happening now, court resuming in the uk phone hacking trial against the publish of the daily mirror. prince harry is expected to take the stand as he and more than 100 other high-profile figures are suing the group's newspapers with accusations of hacking their phones as far back as 20 years ago. cnn's nada bashir it outside the high court in london with more. nada, what are we expecting in court today? >> reporter: well, at the court here behind me, they'll be hearing and considering over the next three days, today, we're expecting to hear the opening statements from both the claimants, that is of course, more than 100 people suing the mirror group newspapers, as well as prince harry and the defendants representing the mirror group newspapers. more than 100 claimants alleged. the mirror group newspapers used unlawful means including phone hacking in order to solicit details about notabl

robert bowers was convicted on all 63 charges, including 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death. he agreed to plead guilty if the death penalty was taken off the table but prosecutors turned him down. he targeted his victims because of their religion. marking the deadliest attack on jewish people in united states history. >> john: horrible, horrible tragedy. cartels taking to social media to taunt police and brag about what they are doing. it comes as another suspected ms-13 gang member was apprehended in texas. why officials are sounding the alarm. >> jacqui: burisma board member, what he's now negotiating and the problems the biden could face once he does talk. byron york is up next on that. >> the fbi has so much evidence against joe biden and his family members for accepting money from foreign nationals for official activity that we have to take action. ♪ entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby.

he was there for only a few moments when the gunman, robert bowers, shot him.asically exploded. again, just one of the many, many, terrific, and tara flying, -- overpass couple of days. >> i know five how this experience, i'm sure a lot of you had this experience, a lot people come in the public and say how do you do it? how do you report on something so devastated? how do you not cry? how do you stay so stay saying? how do you hear these stories again, and again? -- >> i think what i would say first, i think that sometimes reporters, we do get emotional, we do cry. you can not feel it. we've been listening to these 9-1-1 calls were you here in some cases, some of these last moments, you hear the gunfire that takes them. i think that in this particular case and i'm sure the others have -- instances in mass shootings, they're a lot of people who want the stories to be told and that is our job. that is how i get it, frankly, you know that you are there to make sure that what happens in that courtroom, gets out to the public because it is horrible. they're proving