officer sean collier. we are a waiting count eight. i want to bring in -- here's count eight, possession and use of firearm in a crime resulting in death, aiding and abetting. this has to do with the first pressure cooker bomb, this is the bomb not that dzhokhar placed at the infinish line but the bomb his brother placed. so far all eight counts guilty. >> many of them are death penalty counts. we obviously know we'll be in the death penalty phase. there are 17 death penalty counts in the indictment. we have already hit a majority of those with guilty findings. >> i want to note we've been getting information from the courtroom. obviously we don't have a camera in there. it's intriguing to note from our eyes there in the courtroom that dzhokhar tsarnaev has not shown any emotion as the counts have come down. he has learned that he is indeed facing the death penalty. his hands have been clasped in front of him as the verdict is read. is that what you expect linda? >> yes. as a matter of fact you tell your c

his colleague and friend, sean collier, lost his life. donahue was driving when he heard today's verdict. >> had number one came down as yes, orgguilty, it was like, okay, we're one step closer. and then we got through 30 of those blocks to get the full picture and to get the right results. you know, of course when under 19 it pops up and it's your name on the screen, and you see that it's guilty, it's definitely a big relief. >> reporter: he was in the courtroom for much of the trial. you had a chance to look at him in the face. >> i did. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw him? >> that's the guy. that's the guy that-- that was involved in killing my friend. that's the guy that-- that changed so many lives. that's the guy that it took lives and-- and injured people and carried out a heinous destructive act in the city of boston. >> reporter: officer donahue told us he has practically no memory of the shoot-out after the bombings but-- after the bombings. but he sphrfers severe pain as well as nerve damage. as for had if he wants

the virtual assassination of young sean collier, the m.i.t. police officer, that autopsy was read and shown in court. and the brutalization of the three marathon witnesses, including 8-year-old martin richards, that was brutal testimony. so you don't know what impact that testimony, those visual exhibits would have on a human being. you try to place yourself on the jury, but you can't do that. but we're going to find out what the intent of the jurors is. >> so when we think about how the community, after this happened on the 15th again almost two years ago to the day. it happened on april 15th. they didn't capture dzhokhar tsarnaev until the 19th. this was a city on lockdown a community on lockdown. take us back, mike to that time period and the quick police work that went into this investigation to figure out it was these two young men that were behind it. >> yeah well they had photographs of the two young men within 36 hours. video cameras are in and around the scene of the bomb. they had photographs of these two young men, dzhokhar tsarnaev

sean collier was a 27-year-old campus police officer who was gunned down inside his patrol car. his parents said he gave his life doing what he was born to do serve and protect. >>> a police officer put on leave, female, last accused the manager, tried to kiss her and grabbed her arms when she resisted. the secret service and department of hoamsdz homeland security are investigating. >>> audio recordings are shedding new light on the case, jonathan martin is joining us from north charleston. where another protest is wrapped up. jonathan how have people reacted to the investigation? >> good evening antonio. the last people have just left city hall. this is the meeting ground for the protesters who have been rallying today. many of them feel despite the investigation moving rather quickly, the officer being charged. the department hasn't released critical information. for the second time demonstrators circled around citycity hall. others insisted the shooting speaks to a larger problem with police in the community. >> this is finally an opportunity to validate what we have always

officer sean collier. but you had more than 260 people injured in that blast, many of them severely. 17 of them who lost lims. one of those who lost limbs was celeste corcoran. she talked about the pain being so awful for her she felt like she wanted to die and like a light switch went on that she suddenly wanted to live and fight through that. she had very dramatic testimony yesterday. so the guidance we're getting today, jose, is that we're expecting to hear from the family of officer sean collier, who was executed in his patrol car near the campus of m.i.t. in cambridge. we're expecting that to dominate most of the testimony we hear today. we also think we're going to hear from family members and friends, perhaps, of lindsay liu, who was also killed at the marathon itself. sol this will be a dramatic second day of testimony. the prosecution though making quick work we think of this phase of their presentation. they may be done as early as tomorrow, we're understanding. they are set to go through friday

sean collier, the 27-year-old campus police officer who was gunned down inside of his patrol car.arents say he gave his life doing what he was born to do which was to serve and to protect. >>> in south carolina today, protesters are calling for justice in the police shooting of an unarmed black man. the officer, michael slagger has been fired and is facing it murder charges. a warning, the video of this shooting all recorded by an eyewitness is quite graphic. jonathan martin joins us from north charleston. good afternoon to you. the mayor wants to have more transparency in the police force, but what exactly is his plan? >> reporter: good afternoon. good evening, morgan. perhaps the biggest and most mead plan are changes that the north charleston police department will have officers equipped with body cameras. there was a huge outcry from people saying we need body cameras because this video that has been seen all across the world was not available and people were saying including some lawmakers, that we need body cameras so the mayor has moved quickly announcing today that the cit

officer sean collier. >> his stepfather and brother spoke about his desire to be a police officer and he said he was the one always fighting for what was right. alexandra field is there. what else are you hearing from the victims in the courtroom? families in the courtroom today? it's very emotional. very powerful in how you described it so far. >> reporter: enormously emotional. very difficult to listen to bringing a lot of tears out in the courtroom. prosecutors have said that death is the only just sentence for dzhokhar tsarnaev. they are trying to make the jury feel in some small way the pain caused on that day on boylston street on the m.i.t. campus and agony that so many have endured for the two years since those attacks. in order to bring jurors right into the heart of the hell that was breaking loose, they played a video in the courtroom. i have to warn you, it's incredibly graphic. it's deeply disturbing. i do want to pause so that everyone is able to hear what this jury heard. >> are you okay? >>

officer sean collier shot between the eyes twice more in the head.okhar tsarnaev impassive in the courtroom, showing no emotion while the government makes its final appeal to hold him accountable, soon asking jurors to consider the death penalty. the defense made their closing statements just following the prosecution. in it they said dzhokhar is ready to accept responsibility but they continue to underscore the point that they have been making throughout this trial saying that none of what did happen would have happened if it had not been for tamerlan. they argue this theory. their defense is that dzhokhar was coerced by his older brother tamerlan and jake we will see what kind of impact that really has in the verdict phase of this trial. it could have a big impact however, in the sentencing phase of this trial when jurors would be asked to consider the death penalty. jake? >> alexandra field in boston thank you so much. >>> in our politics lead she's expected to formally announce her candidacy any day but even without an official declaration, hilla

police officer, sean collier. part of their statement said if the terrorists thought they would strike fear in the hearts of peek, this shows they were wrong. they say that's something that would have made him proud. >> stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the boston verdict coverage. we'll have reaction from bay area runners who were in boston for the marathon. world news with david muir will have a complete wrapup at 5:30. >>> a sunnyvale police officer shot and killed an armed robber. >> they are now revealing the frantic moments leading up to the gunfire. >> chris nguyen is live in sunnyvale with our story. >> reporter: the armed robly took place at a lis kor shop behind me. the shooting took place behind this building. the yellow tape is still up. investigators are on scene. this is the city's first officer-involved shooting in two years. police responded to an armed robbery at the sunnyvale liquor shop. an officer-involved shooting. initial reports detailing the frantic moments that led up to it.

they heard from sean colliers stepfather who identified his stepson's body.vis. a dancer who lost part of her leg in the bombings. she talked about what would be a final good-bye to her parents and these may be her last words with them. davis testified at some point with tears in her eyes. when she got off the stand, she slowly walked past tsarnaev giving him a glare. he never looked back at her. >> so sad. >>> let's take a look at what is coming up on "new day." alisyn. >> thank you, john berman. we have a lot coming up on "new day." we will have the latest in the investigation into the death of freddie gray in baltimore. there was an astonishing press conference yesterday in which the head of the police union served to create more confusion. we will talk to the people at the heart of the con trocontroversy controversy. >>> we will track the yemen issue. all this as u.s. and iranian war ships still sit off yemen's coast. what is next? we will explore that when we see you at the top of the hour. >> you can hear james earl jones say camerata. >>> thousands mak

crist l campbell, martin richard, lingzi liu, sean collier.omber's name, he doesn't deserve it. these do. the jurors decide on their behalf and an inkling of how they might decide. once again, here's jason carroll. >> reporter: the life or death phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev rests solely with 12 jurors. what do they think about the death penalty? take the juror identified as 138, a white man who works for the water department said during questions, death can sometimes seem like an easy way out. it can go both ways, i guess. and then there's juror 395, an executive assistant for a law firm who says i always thought i was against it, but once you think about it, things change. meg pennrose is a constitutional profess for who tried death penalty cases and sometimes, it's so heinous, it can change a juror's view on the death penalty. >> some of these jurors seem to have a slightly different or more open view towards saying they might not be in favor of the death penalty under ordinary circumstances but open in this case to consider death as adequate

sean collier shot between the eyes and in the head. dzhokhar tsarnaev impassive in the courtroom showing no emotion. >> alexandra field with some horrifying details. >>> another u.s. story. an american university fraternity says it plans to take legal action against rolling stone magazine over a now discredited article. it had claimed that a female student was gang raped at one of its fraternities. they haven't decided when they might file suit. over the weekend, rolling stone published columbia's investigation result. >> thif they had just found the friends they would have found a whole series of things that would have caused any reporter to say okay, i need to work on other cases. the reason to call the friends was to check the derogatory information about them. the result of calling the friends would have been a whole another world of information. and that's why you do it, not just to be fair. >> meanwhile, the attorney general of virginia is investigating the handling of the claims. it has neve . >>> twitter is being unbanned in tu

campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collier. >> i am amazed and grateful. i am glad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's older brother was the mastermind and an unconvincing claim to many. >> we should know in a few weeks. that's how long the sentencing phase is expected to last. they have not said if he will take the stand. >> there were a lot of people in boston the day of the bombing. he says he is relieved, but not ready to forgive. >> very good at forgiving. i have to say this is one instance i cannot forgive. i just cannot accept and forgive what happened. >> it is too personal. >> other runners who were there had similar comments and most are hoping for the harshest penalty

police officer sean collier. on top of maiming so many other people people we now know. jeff bowman for example. altering countless lives when he planted that pressure cooker bomb by the finish line with his brother tamerlan. mark richards' family sean collier's family in the room as the guilty verdicts came down as was cnn's alexandra field, also joined by deb feyerick. the trial now moves into the penalty phase. we don't know when that part of the trial will start. did the now convicted terrorist show any emotion at all as he found out he could face the death penalty? >> reporter: we have been in that courtroom with him for weeks and every day we describe his demeanor as being impassive, disaffected, showing no emotion. today was no different than any day preceding this day. yes, he walked into the courtroom, he stood up he was ready to hear the verdict. his attorneys from the beginning have said he did it so perhaps he was prepared and shouldhave been prepared to hear the word guilty 30 times read aloud in that courtroom. he briefly glanced over at the jury but didn't

krystle campbell and martin richard and lingzi liu and sean collier. bomber's name, he doesn't deserve it. these do. the jurors decide on their behalf and an inkling of how they might decide. once again, here's jason carroll. >> reporter: the life or death phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev rests solely with 12 jurors. what do they think about the death penalty? take the juror identified as 138, a white man who works for the water department said during questioning, death can sometimes seem like an easy way out. it can go both ways, i guess. and then there's juror 395, an executive assistant for a law firm who says i always thought i was against it, but once you think about it, things change. meg pennrose is a constitutional professor who tried death penl cases, and she has also run this the boston marathon, and she says that some crimes are so heinous, that it can change a juror's view on the death penalty. >> some of these jurors seem to have a slightly different or more open view towards saying they might not be in favor of the death penalty under ordinary

that was the night they killed sean collier and carjacked a powerful witness, who frankly had he notable to escape -- perhaps by escaping he may have prevented another attack. look at the demeanor and and say maybe is he remorseful? the jury had a much more direct view of tsarnaev from the front. not sure they saw the remorse. there was no respect you assume one would have when confronting r or facing off victims you have accused of gravely injuring. we didn't feel the connection. his defense tried to humanize him. marion put her arm around tried to laugh and engage. not in a light hearted way but to show this was someone who was 19 years old, who's family life was falling apart, who was flunking out of school and fell ultimately under the spell of his older brother tamerlan that tried to meet radicals up in the woods. for some unknown reason he fled and came back to the united states. it's a lone would have theory. if you can't get over there to fight, fight where you are. it's interesting to see if that plays a factor in whether they decide for the death penalty, whether in fact th

they describe the death of officer sean collier as something that will effect them for the rest of their lives. graphic testimony from a former nazi guard in germany. oskar grÖning talked about how quote, cattle cars fill of jews were constantly arriving. then the people would be led to directly to the gas chambers. grown something being tried on grÖning is being charged on 300,000 counts of aiding murder. >>> russia's energy giant gazprom has been charged. >> there is history here, and that russia has used gas in ways that have been accuse--russia has been accused of in a political manner that taps had been turned off in ukraine in years gone past and various other disputes that have arisen within other countries within the european union. it's a different scenario these days. one is that the price of oil which gas is linked to, has considerably weakened, and also the european union has done a lot over the last few months to make itself more self-sufficient, less reliant on russian gas. that all gives russia less of a bargaining chip, less of a leverage point to use when it comes to thi

campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collierglad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's older brother was the mastermind and an unconvincing claim to many. >> we should know in a few weeks. that's how long the sentencing phase is expected to last. they have not said if he will take the stand. >> there were a lot of people in boston the day of the bombing. he says he is relieved, but not ready to forgive. >> very good at forgiving. i have to say this is one instance i cannot forgive. i just cannot accept and forgive what happened. >> it is too personal. >> other runners who were there had similar comments and most are hoping for the harshest penalty possible. he faces 17 possible deat

campbell and martin richard and the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer sean collier. >> i am amazed and grateful. i am glad they took time to go through everything. >> the same jury will decide if he lives or dies. the defense team lead by attorney judy clark who successfully kept past clients including uni-bomber off death row will try to do the same for tsarnaev. >> they knew he would be convicted. the question is can we save his life? >> the defense is hoping to do that by convincing jurors that tsarnaev's older brother was the mastermind and an unconvincing claim to many. >> we should know in a few weeks. that's how long the sentencing phase is expected to last. they have not said if he will take the stand. >> there were a lot of people in boston the day of the bombing. he says he is relieved, but not ready to forgive. >> very good at forgiving. i have to say this is one instance i cannot forgive. i just cannot accept and forgive what happened. >> it is too personal. >> other runners who were there had similar comments and most are hoping for the harshest penalty

family members of sean collier, the m.i.t. police officers murdered by tsarnaev and his brother talked of his loss. his mother suffers from post traumatic stress, the jury was told. she couldn't get out of bed for a few months after he died and hasn't yet gone back to work. eric wally said when he and his wife were seriously hurt by the first bomb, they were sent to different hospitals. he broke down recalling that when each of them woke up, they thought the other was dead. a bb from the bomb remains lodged in his brain visible in this brain scan. jurors heard more about that profane gesture tsarnaev made before a 2013 court hearing. a deputy u.s. marshal says he saw tsarnaev make the gesture in a holding cell. but defense lawyers played the video it came from. he appears to look up at the reflective camera housing it treating it like a mirror adjusting his hair. later he steps off on a bench to get a closer look. makes a v-sign, then flashes the gesture very briefly. >> i think it is clear from the video that he figured out a

police officer sean collier. the older brother tamerlan was killed in a shoot-out with police. and dzhokhar was convicted of all 30 counts against him. meanwhile, tsarnaev's defense team will work to spare his life. expert attorney judy clark is expected to put tsarnaev's friends and family on the stand in order to portray him as a normal teenager. >> how was a normal teenager, how did he become the person who allowed himself to do this terrible act. what we'll hear from judy clark and her colleagues is probably evidence of psychological nature. experts who will talk about who this young man is why his will could have been overwhelmed. why he could have been intimidated. >> reporter: the jury much reach a unanimous decision on whether to execute tsarnaev. a cbs poll out this week showed 60% of americans favor executing turn. ed days was boston's police commissioner on the day of the bombing. >> i'm not a big advocate of the death penalty. i've never been extremely supportive of it. i think it has its place and i think this is the place. >> reporter: but the victim patrick downs

in the aftermath of the attacks officer sean collier of the massachusetts institute of technology police force was assassinated by the two twisted individuals who bombed our city. officer collier wasn't just protecting the best and the brightest minds. he was the best and the prietest an -- and the brightest, an impressive and loved officer who has been greatly missed on campus and our community. i want to suppress -- express my deepest thanks to the men and women of law enforcement in massachusetts and around the nation for their courage and resolve to bring to justice those responsible for the boston marathon bombings. we were boston strong because we were boston ready, with the best training and personnel available to save lives and to seek justice. many others responded decisively to citizens of the commonwealth of massachusetts fire and rescue workers caregivers, armed forces and thousands more it who through their many expressions of care and compassion brought forth comfort, hope and promise of recovery. today under the leadership of mayor marty walsh the city of boston is turning

tsarnaev also was found responsible for the murder of mit police officer sean collier who was gunned down days later as the brothers continued their wave of violent. tsarnaev's phenes attorney judy clark conceded from the beginning that dzhokar participated in the crimes but that he was only following tam lerman's lead. her goal has to keep him off death row. the penalty phase could begin as soon as monday. that's when the jury will decide whether tsarnaev should get the death penalty or spent the rest of his life in prison. that penalty phase will begin next week. possibly as early as monday. in order to get a death sentence a jury has to be unanimous. in one person elects for a live sentence that's what it will be be. live in boston tonight chris van cleve, back to you. >>> chris, thank you very much. >>> whether tsarnaev lives or dice is that next question to be answered. bill brennan a criminal defense attorney here in philadelphia he talk tonight with "eyewitness news" about what the defense is expected to argue. >> the mitigating factors will be his youth the fact that he was i

police officer sean collier, carjacking a and shooting and throwing bombs at police in watertown resulting in the wounding of police officer richard don hue who nearly bled to death. tsarnaev showed little response in court. almost certainly expecting this verdict after his lawyers conceded he was part of the plot. the parents of martin richard hugged each other listening intently. 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 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

officer sean collier described how he wanted to be a cop since he was a kid. stepfather jorogers said years later when officer collier met a little boy who shared that interest, he gave him a seat in his cruiser. prosecutors will likely take one more day to try to convince these jurors that dzhokhar tsarnaev deserves the ultimate loss-- that of thiz life. scott, the defense will start their case most likely on monday. >> pelley: don, thank you. today a federal judge in philadelphia approved a plan for the nfl to pay compensation to thousands of former players suffering from brain injuries. under the deal, there is no cap on total compensation but all sides agreed the costs would be about $765 million. so the average payout per player would be about $190,000. those awards could reach $5 million for some players diagnosed with parkinson's disease or lou gehrig's disease. the players hotake the deal agree they will not suit nfl. special correspondent james brown, the host of "nfl today," is with us. j.b., what's the most significant thing about the deal today? >>

and sean collier's stepfather testifying.d they heard from a dancer who lost part of her leg in the bombings. she talked about saying what she thought would be a final good-bye to her husband and calling her parents and saying these may be the last words with them. davis testified with tears in her eyes when she got off the stand, she slowly walked past tsarnaev giving him a glare. >> alexandra field in boston. >>> the family of michael brown is taking legal action against the city of ferguson. his parents will hold a news conference to announce a wrongful death suit. the unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by darren wilson who has since left the force. the federal investigation cleared him. the shooting and grand jury decisions sparked protests in ferguson and around the country over the use of force by police. >>> she may have forgiven aaron hernandez for murdering her son, but the mother of odin lloyd is going forward with a wrongful death lawsuit. hernandez was convicted last week of first-degree murder and sentenced

remember the ru gerks r is alleged to have been used in the killing of officer sean collier.ne of the counts in particular is that the defendant knowingly delivered an explosive with intent to cause death and major destruction and economic loss. also many of the charges are about aiding and abetting. that dzhokhar tsarnaev worked with his his older brother tamerlan in the course of committing these criminal act. the closing arguments will be going on likely more than an hour on the part of the prosecution. then we are expecting to hear from the judge yet again. he said he will have a few more words after the closing arguments are complete. john: "rolling stone" magazine officially is retracting an explosive article in november. detailing an alleged gang rape at a frat house party on the campus of the university of virginia. it was written last fall by sabrina rubin erdely. she is now apologizing but she'll keep her job with the magazine. a review by the columbia school of journalism says that magazine failed to verify claims of the woman called jackie. alan colmes i want to s

three people as well as the violence that followed including the murder of mit police officer, sean collierg jeff baumann who lost both of his legs in the attack tweeting today's verdict will never replace the lives lost but it is a relief. and someone step closer to closure. the defense team led by joanie clark will try to keep dzhokhar tsarnaev off death row. >> they knew he would be convicted the question for them is could they save his life. >> the other -- is life in prison. if they can convince the jury that he was influenced by his older brother. >> i don't think he was driven to that by any means. >> the sentencing phase could start as soon as monand is expected to last several weeks his attorneys have not yet said if he will take the stand. >> back to you. >> thank you marcy. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have more on today's boston bombing verdict including the next phase of the trial, watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> can you fine the latest on the boston marathon bombing verdict at 6abc.com see a timeline as well as photos from the boston marathon sce

days later, the brothers ambushed mit police officer sean collier in a failed attempt to take his weaponarnaev borrowed that gun used in the murder from a long time friend. it terrified a chinese national who escaped, calling 911 as the brothers drove his mercedes suv to nearby water ton. they engaged with police in a firefight. firing that gun, throwing four more bombs. an officer nearly dying after getting hit by a bullet during the chaos. a jury is holding tsarnaev as the sole person responsible for all of it. prosecutors say, we know why he did it all. to punish americans for the death of muslims overseas. tsarnaev left a note that reads in part, stop killing our innocent people, and we will stop. (?) the journey towards justice is not over. seventeen of the 30 counts carry the possibility of the death penalty. that's the next stage here. the penalty phase is set to begin in which the same jury will ultimately decide whether or not dzhokhar tsarnaev spends the rest of his life in prison or is put to death. back to you. >> we have a team of legal experts who will join us later in the

the jury has already found him guilty of the death of crystal campbell lindsey lu officer sean collieryear-old martin richard. the government said each of the victims have time to feel pain time to feel scared and frightened but no time to say good-bye. as they make their case for a death sentence prosecutors have called three surviving survivors to testify also with crystal campbell and her father. he told jurors her father gave her a hug every day and that's what he misses most today. >>> disturbing details about a suspected terrorist. the fbi is now saying sheikh mahmoud ventured to the deserts of the syria. the goal to follow al nusra, an affiliate. and mahmoud pleaded not guilty on friday providing support to terrorists. >>> federal investigators are now reviewing this caught on video. watch this. >> oh! [ bleep ]. >> to recap what you just saw, the deputy u.s. marshal snapped beat tris paige's cell phone, smashed it and kicked it. it was taken from an onlooker across the street. it happened in a multisurveillance operation involving a biker gang in south gate florida. paez and th

the older brother tamerlan they said his fingerprints were on the gun that killed sean collier, the policethe carjacking victim himself testified that tamerlan was the one that forces way into the vehicle. he was the one that bought the pressure cooker bombs, the one that don't bombs. this, according to the defense attorney for the younger brother. the one thing that could not explain away was dzokhar had gone to a friend we before and borrow the gun. he kept saying, can i have my gun back? joke are always had an excuse. the pattern fits rather nicely for the defense to say the older brother did all this, was the mastermind, but that gun becomes the exception. mark: tom maroni joining us this afternoon, thank you for your input and recollections of two years ago this month. the boston marathon bombing. a federal court jury has reached a verdict in the death penalty trial of the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. that verdict is expected to be announced shortly in federal court in boston. lawyers and survivors of the bombing arethe verdict reached this afternoon after a little more t

in the aftermath of the attacks officer sean collier of the massachusetts institute of technology police force was assassinated by the two twisted individuals who bombed our city. ofc. collier was not just protecting the best and brightest minds. he was the best and brightest. all of the a lot of officer who has been greatly missed on campus. i want to express my deepest thanks to the minute men and women of law enforcement for their unwavering determination courage command result to bring to justice those responsible. we were boston strong because we were boston ready many of those responded. caregivers, armed forces command thousands more who through their many expressions of care and compassion brought forth comfort and hope and promise of recovery. today under the today under the leadership of the mayor the city of boston is turning april 15 the new a knew tradition a day everyone to come together spread goodwill and recommit ourselves. this is a day to display humanity and run a wrist together. thank you for helping us understand the compassion and support should never be forgotten

. >>> the mother of murdered police officer sean collier was so grief stricken after his death, she could not get out of bed for months. that's part of the witness testimony in the penalty phase of the boston bombing trial. collier was an m.i.t. police officer. prosecutors say dzhokhar tsarnaev killed him in a failed attempt to steal his gun and escape from the boston area three days after the deadly bombing. jurors also heard graphic testimony from bombing victims. jay gray is at the courthouse and will join with us a live report in our next half-hour. >>> we had known it was a possibility. the vatican confirms the pope will stop in cuba on his way to visit the u.s. cuban bishops and government officials extended the invitation. pope france sis credited with playing a crucial role in the restoration of relations between havana and washington. he is said to visit new york city philadelphia and washington this fall. on september 24 he'll become the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress. >>> lost and found. a precious class ring missing for four decades. how a virginia man

the shooting of sean collier and the death of his older brother tamerlan run over by dzhokhar. he was a troubled 19-year-old living under the spell of his radicalized brother. >> the fact that he was 19. the fact that he was a follower. the fact that the brother bought most of the items. the jury then weighs how bad was this crime? versus some of these mitigating circumstances? they need to decide unanimously whether or not this person gets the death penalty. >> reporter: the second phase of this federal trial will now begin with the same jury, tasked with deciding if dzhokhartsarnaev will die or spend the rest of his life in a cell. for karen brassard, who was injured in the bombing the next phase will be filled with anxiety. >> the process is not going to be over any time soon, it will probably take many years to get through this but it will be good to have this behind us, one more piece of the puzzle being done. >> reporter: in many ways the trial is just starting. judy clark has kept many other defendants alive but this could be the toughest job yet in her 20 year career. j

police officer sean collier took the stand this morning. they told jurors his death has devastated the family. he died in a shootout with dzhokhar tsarnaev and his older brother days after the marathon bombings. this is the second day of testimony in the penalty phase of tsarnaev's trial. earlier this month, a jury convicted tsarnaev on all accounts. now they'll decide if he should be sentenced to life in prison or be executed. >>> atlanta county grandmother will likely spend the rest of her life in prison. >> she was accused of killing and chopping up her husband and then moving with her remains. ted greenberg was in court as emotions ran high again. >> reporter: loretta burrows would have to live to be 112 before she would be eligible for parole parole, a sentence the judge said was by design to keep her from society. >> that's all i have. >> reporter: raymond sat feet from loretta burrows as he told a judge how the murder and dismemberment of his brother, danny, left him as a severely depressed person who no longer looks forward to tomor

sean collier's brother and stepfather described a young man who said he always wanted to be a police officer. collier's chief testified what made him a police officer was not the uniform. it was not the badge. it was the character within him. boston university grad lingzi lu lu's aunt says her mom decided it was better to bury her here instead of china. she had only been here for seven months. she planned to stay here longer. she felt part as boston so we felt she should stay here. >> reporter: a ball room dancer who lost a leg in the bombing stopped at the defense table on her way off the witness stand and glared at dzhokhar tsarnaev. a mere one or two feet away from him before finally walking out of the courtroom tsarnaev never looked up. >> for more coverage of the penalty phase of the boston marathon trial bombing, watch nbc news at 6:30 right here on nbc10. >>> school teachers in berlin are coming under fire. they assigned children a math problem calculating a plane through mountainous terrain. the assignment came during the final math exam. berlin said in a statement, they agre

lindsey liue, martin richard, crystal campbell and officer sean collier. that they are not all.hat all the families would want them to come home one more time. tsarnaev murdered each with each with no time to say good-bye that is the very es steps terrorism. she talked about the wounded, reminded jurors of their suffering. then asked the jury to answer one more question. why is the death penalty the appropriate and just sentence? the prosecutor argued that he plan and plotted kill. he sauntered down boylston street, planning the bomb, creating a risk of death to all in radius of the bomb. evidence will show that tsarnaev select ad glorious sporting event for the fame of the race. that he took the boston marathon and turned it into a political statement that he chose to perpetrate terrorism. she said is he is not a sub tight for his brother. tsarnaev took the bomb, left it behind a row of children looking back over his shoulder knowing he left death there. she ended with a very powerful and new image of him being held here at the courthouse a few months after the boston marathon

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. >> reporter: the parents of slain mit police officer sean collier are stale haunted -- still haunted by his murder. it took the officer's months just to get out of bed. she spent the two-year anniversary of her son's death crying. kris van cleave, cbs news, boston. >> again, all 12 jurors have to agree in order to send tsarnaev to death row. >>> meanwhile former san francisco giant barry bonds is innocent. his only conviction in the baseball steroid scandal was overturned yesterday. that was an obstruction of justice charge related to an answer he gave to the grand jury. >>> grossly excessive, that's what bank of america has to say about its fine. the company is appealing a $1.27 billion fine stemming from its actions in the 2008 financial crisis. bank of america argues the case that never have gone to trial in the first place and if it is reheard, the trial judge should be removed because of alleged bias comments. >>> president obama's trade agenda passes an early test in the senate. late yesterday the senate finance committee endorsed the president's fast-track request. it allows c

martin richard's family released this statement today -- >> the family of police officer sean collierebecca gregory, who lost her 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 fav

is looking for, one or two jurors just with some misgivings that sit there and say, look, even sean colliere m.i.t. officer killed said he wouldn't kill a bug and that also that he wouldn't bow to peer pressure. those kind of messages can get through to some of those jurors with misgivings and help them to maybe stay the course against -- the overwhelming evidence of the brutality of this crime. >> and you know we saw some of sar my yev's family members arrive in boston on thursday. i wonder if you think there is any chance they are going to be introduced as character witnesses, if they might take the stand for the defense in this. >> well typically, they would. and they would take the stand. a judgment call amount part of the defense. but part of the effort here is to humanize this -- this young man and to say he is not a monster. he actually did have an upbringing. here's some explanations that may not give all the answers to why -- why this happened but here are some reasons in his background. here's a way that he is a human being and hopefully, create that kind of persona so the juror i

we've also heard from the family of officer sean collier who was shot and killed.both taking the stand to talk about the young boy who grew up in a big family with a dream of becoming a police officer. a young man who was living that dream when he was shot down. his stepfather talks about going to the hospital to identify his stepson's body. describes seeing the hole in his head and talks about his wife trying to touch her son's body. her hands left stained by the blood. heavy emotional testimony by the jurors to hear. prosecution taking their time during this part of the trial to communicate that dzhokhar tsarnaev is someone who deserves the death sentence. they say this is someone who is destined and determined to become america's worst nightmare. once they proceed and wrap up with calling their witnesses, carol, the defense will then call witnesses. they will argue that tsarnaev should be sentenced instead to life in prison. >> all right. alexandra field reporting live. thanks so much. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" a woman stops to film police activity on

the permanent memorial to officer sean collier stands at the site where he was killed during that late night confrontation with those two bombers. the defense is still trying to make its case to spare the life of dzhokhar tsarnaev for the third day today. yesterday a computer expert testified about an internet search done by the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev, the older brother. the search shows she was curious about the fate of a religious martyr's wife. she made that search a year before the bombings. >>> survivors of the colorado movie theater massacre are testifying about the day of the shootings. one woman said she was certain her husband would not live to hold the baby she was carrying. james holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. he's charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. >>> the virginia medical examiner has ruled the death of an inmate in fairfax was accidental. the coroner found natasha mcken today died -- mcken today died of excited delirium associated with people who die in the hands of law enforcement officers. she was tasered four times while restra