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versus dzhokhar tsarnaev. he has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. this formally concludes, the judge says the penalty phase of this particular trial. tsarnaev will remain in custody. he will be formally sentenced by the judge at a later date in months ahead. by law, vicks will be allowed to make impact statements at that hearing. tsarnaev himself will also be given the opportunity to speak at that time. there's not a date set for that at this point. it will be some day in the months ahead. he will remain in custody, obviously, ahead of that particular hearing. you can see that there is security in front of the courthouse. that is the courthouse in downtown boston where not only media but press have gathered. we expect attorneys from both sides to make statements. you might recall that the defense attorney judy clarke she's quite renown she admitted and kind of shocked people in the first day of the trial by admitting that dzhokhar tsarnaev did commit the crime. the defense's sole purpose in this was to get that out of the way and literally focus on

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all 12 jurors must be unanimous in their decision and in the end they all agreed 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev must pay for his crimes with his life. al jazeera new york. >>> mexico will pay $3 million in compensation to relatives of criminal suspects who were killed by soldiers last year and human rights investigation found they shot the groups after they surrendered and we have more in southeast mexico. >>> the town is buried deep enough in the mexican countryside that few had heard of it before the killings of last june and soldiers shot 22 people in a shoot out with gang members they said and authorities praised their victory over organized crime. >> translator: he acted bravely and managed to rescue three kidnapped people one soldier was injured but army defended itself legitimately and killed the criminals. >> reporter: it became obvious that the army wasn't telling the whole truth. this is the warehouse where the incident took place and these are the blood spattered bullet holes that indicate that something more than just a haphazard shoot out took place here they are chest hig

tamerlan's boxing coach said dzhokhar was like a puppy following his brother. his elementary teacher said he was quick to learn, very kind, a lovely person. a procession of relatives from russia told of a very kind, very warm child who cried as he watched "the lion king." another relative said of the brothers, "they were so good. they wouldn't hurt a fly." the only time tsarnaev showed emotion during the entire trial was when an aunt sobbed on the witness stand. the jury also heard how restrictive life in a supermax prison would be for tsarnaev if he does not get the death penalty he would live in near isolation. he would be monitored constantly and only receive an hour and a half of recreation by himself each day. >> pelley: don, thank you. george zimmerman was slightly wounded today in a shooting, two years after he was acquitted in the controversial death of two years are ago in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin. there was a ceremony for two hat hattiesburg police officers shot down. >> reporter: thous and filled the seats to honor the tw

a death sentence for marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the jury rejecting defense arguments that he was under the sway of his fanatical older brother. there was real disagreement among victims' families and sur voofr survivors on whether the death penalty was warranted here. we'll get the latest from tom llamas, who has covered the trial from the start. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. yesterday in court, victims and their family members were not the only ones that were emotional. sources tell us that right after the verdict was read, dzhokhar tsarnaev and his legal team retreated to a private room where his lawyers got emotional. but the convicted terrorist? never shed a tear. overnight, survivors praising a jury's decision to sentence dzhokhar tsarnaev to death. liz's two sons each lost a leg in that blast. >> i don't think there's any winners today. it feels like a weight off my shoulders that justice was served. >> reporter: all 12 jurors agreeing with prosecutors that tsarnaev intentionally sought to kill and

boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is sentenced to death for the attacks. and those left in limbo by asian countries. >> the highest profile figure hit, targeted by pepper spray. >> a key strategic target in iraq has been taken from fighters of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. isil has overrun the regional government headquarters in ramadi. iraqi army helicopters have been targeting fighters in the compound. government troops still retain control of two districts in the city. isil renewed their offensive on ramadi back in april 130,000 people have fled their homes. we have the latest. >> the symbol of government authority in ramadi is now under the role of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. areramadi has long been a city that has been fought over. it's been the iraqi government's main stronghold. but they have launched an all out assault on friday taking over the ramadi compound which houses most of the city's government buildings. they manage to penetrate using suicide-bombers. they were not able to stop isil's advance. many of them were ki

when you saw from the defense side is a number of people saying that which it happen is that dzhokhar tsarnaev should spend the rest of his life in prison in florence colorado, the maximum security prison, where he would be in solitary confinement for the rest of his life. known foren prejean, the book and the meat that was based on her life, did testify on behalf of the defense for the penalty phase could the jury did hear from a lot of people and we will see what i had to say in a few minutes. scarlet: 3:00 p.m. is the time that the court is returning -- re-adjourning to give the decision. between life in prison .ersus the death penalty dzhokhar tsarnaev faces a possible death penalty in the boston marathon bombing. we will have much more coverage on this as the bloomberg markets day continues. mark this is the bloomberg "market day." lyft gets a funding boost with help from carl icahn. why he is betting on the start up instead of our tribal uber. record labels are not happy with free music services. why a company thinks it might have the solution. good afternoon. i'm scarlet fu her

they sentenced dzhokhar tsarnaev to death for the april 2013 attacks that killed four people and wounded 260. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch called it a fitting punishment for a horrific crime. the jury's decision came after 14 hours of deliberation. don dahler is at the federal courthouse in boston. >> reporter: it's a city that has been holding its collective breath for this. >> death! >> i think that it's justice. >> reporter: but inside, dzhokhar tsarnaev showed little emotion, standing with head bowed as his fate was announced. federal prosecutors knew they had an uphill battle in massachusetts, a state that has outlawed the death penalty in its own cases. boston's police commissioner william evans: >> you're not going to blow up our marathon, you're not going to blow up our city, and you're not going to inflict any type of terror in our country. i think that's the strong message we sent today. >> reporter: it's likely this was the critical image for the jury, surveillance video of tsarnaev placing a deadlyfe pressure cooker bomb four feet away from the richard family which wit

a show of emotion from dzhokhar tsarnaev. as his relatives from russia took the stand. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams was in the courtroom. >> reporter: after dzhokhar tsarnaev sat stone faced while dozens of witnesses told of the pain and suffering he caused. today he showed emotion for the first time. wiping away tears as relatives from russia recalled his childhood. his 66-year-old aunt waved to him during a courtroom break, overcome at seeing him, unable to testify. she was one of five relatives from russia brought here to talk about his past. all were issued electronic ankle monitors housed in a secret location and escorted to and from the courthouse by the fbi. cousins told the jury he was especially close to his older brother, tamerlan growing up. they said when tamerlan visited them in russia a year before the bombing he had embraced radical islam. defense lawyers played a recording of his voice talking in russian about jihad that was found on dzhokhar's computer. he said maybe you're able to hold it down but i haven't been able to. i have this rag

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cricketed boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has been sentenced to death. we have the latest on this. >> it took the jury 14 hours three days to come to this conclusion and dzhokhar tsarnaev did not show any emotion as he heard the jury give him the death penalty on six counts connected to the boston marathon bombings. all of those counts were related to the second pressure cooker bomb in a backpack that dzhokhar tsarnaev planted himself. that blast killed two people. that explosion went off seconds after another backpack bomb set by tamerlan tsarnaev set off nearby killed crystal campbell. both those blasts injured 260 more people. nearly all of the majors agreed that tsarnaev's friends and teachers knew him to be thoughtful caring, respectful, hard working but all 12 jurors agree that tsarnaev planned and premeditated an act of terrorism and agree that he showed a lack of remorse. despite the defense's argument to blame the older tsarnaev brother, few jurors agree that he would have committed the crime. some jurors were dabbing their eyes with tissues. fe

today jurors decided dzhokhar tsarnaev should pay the ultimate price for six of the 17 capital counts. each carried the possibility of the death penalty. >> three people died in the bombings and more than 250 were injured and an officer was shot to death during a confrontation with tsarnaev and his brother who was later gunned down by police. abc news reporter elizabeth hur with more from the courtroom in boston. >>> today the jury has spoken and dzhokhar tsarnaev will pay with his life for his crimes. >> reporter: his fate decided by a jury, the same group of jurors that found tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts, 17 of which carried the death penalty. >> the victims -- we can be done with it and move on. >> the decision following closing arguments from prosecutors and lawyers. the defense admitting all along the 21-year-old participated in the bombings but claiming he did so under the influence of his radicalized older brother tamerlan arguing dzhokhar was a gentle little boy, a friendly teenager and now a remorseful young man with a potential for redemption, but making their case for d

. >>> the panel began deliberations yesterday afternoon for the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. the jurors will decide whether 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev should spend life in prison or be put to death. the same jury convicted him which killed three people and injured 260 others. >>> season 14 of american idol is officially over. america chose nick as their winner. we have more on the idol finale. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: it was 29-year-old nick fraudiani winning american idol. >> the whole thing was insane. >> we talked about who is the most ready to go to radio tomorrow. i felt nick was and apparently america did too. i'm taking him back with me. >> reporter: coming in second wasn't a bad way to finish his journey. >> i feel with all of my heart, that i'm exactly where i need to be. i cannot possibly explain how grateful i am for american idol and the judges and this platform. [ music ] >> reporter: the two hour celebration had acts sharing the stage with the top 12 including pit bull and ricky martin. the judges got in on the action with keith urban before recruit

dzhokhar tsarnaev's case came in federal court. since 1988 federal courts handed down 80 death sentences leading to a total of three executions. >> judges often take their time trying to both research and review the law, which is very different in death penalty cases. >> reporter: which leads us to the next hurdle. states and executions. states have different policies for capital punishment. massachusetts doesn't pract it at all. how about the 30 or so other states that do. the federal government doesn't have a protocol for which state would step in leaving an obvious gap. third, lethal injection drugs. there is a shortage. many manufacturers have stopped making them. remember utah recently going to the firing squad? even if you could get the drugs, the supreme court is listening to a case right now that might render the entire conversation moot. >> the constitutionality of lethal injection will continue to be challenged and continue to be questioned and we'll have to see whether it is able to sustain itself as a valid method of ex

leon: dzhokhar tsarnaev showed no emotion as he was sentenced to death today. he will face lethal injection for the terror attack, but there's a long road ahead before that happens. >> a sense of relief and lack of remorse was a big factor. one victim called the decision justice. >> it was a horrific chaotic scene. three dead and more than 260 injured. now, two years and one month later. a death sentence for dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> maybe we can be done with it and move on. >> it took 14 hours to choose the death penalty. >> he will pay with his life for his crimes. >> he made an obscene gesture in a holding cell. signs of no remorse. >> i recognize something awful happened there. >> he didn't run in the 2013 race. he says he opposes the death penalty. >> at least you got a little bit of closure. >> he argued the 19-year-old was influenced by his older brother tamerlan. >> i think it was the just conclusion. >> he folded his head slightly bowed. at that time, he will have the chance to speak. live in the newsroom, abc seven news. alison: jurors had to fill out a 2

also -- >>> and dzhokhar tsarnaev will pay for his role in the boston bombing. reaction from inside and outside the courtroom coming up. >>> i'm sam brock. the right to vote arguably our most important freedom. does it come with a price tag in one bay area community? a modern-day poll tax. that's what one politician's concern is. we'll take a closer look coming up next in reality check. >>> want to take you back to the breaking news from the top of the this is newscast. this is near vine and grant. you're looking at an apartment building that police are surrounding right now. they want to get into this apartment building. they're looking for a suspected gang member. you can see live pictures over that building. police are trying to serve a warrant on the suspected gang member. they don't know if he's in there. police are going in the side of the building. you can see the s.w.a.t. team members entering the side of this building. now, the surrounding area they've been told to evacuate. people not to be there. a school near there called the rocket ship school has b

dzhokhar tsarnaev was not sentenced to death for that shooting. firefighter michael ward a first responder at the bombing says it was the right decision to sentence tsarnaev to death. >> he wanted to go to hell and he's going to get there early. >> u.s. attorney carmen ortiz made her feelings crystal clear. >> even if the wake of horror and tragedy, we are not intimidated by acts of terror or radical ideals. on the contrary, the trial of this case is show cased an important american ideal, that even the worst of the worst deserve a fair trial and due process of law. >> friday's verdict marked the first time in the post-9/11 era that federal prosecutors have won the death. ality in a terrorism case. pamela brown has more on the final week of testimony in the case. >> throughout the more than two months of trial, the jury remained focused on this moment. with dzhokhar tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan detonated two homemade pressure cooker bombs at the race finish line, killing three and putting the city of boston on lockdown. jurors heard day

. >>> russian relatives of dzhokhar tsarnaev are testifying today during the penalty phase of his trial as his lawyers continue to make their ways to spare his life. at one point, he showed emotion for the first time during the trial. he cried as his aunt sobbed on the witness stand. dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three and injured 260 others. five of his family members are expected to take the stand. >>> a new york city police officer shot saturday night while on patrol in queens has died. 25-year-old brian moore has been in critical condition since the shooting saturday night. police say moore and his partner were patrolling as part of an anti-crime unit and stopped to ask a man what was in his waistband when he was shot in the head. demetrius blackwell was the shooter. >>> the national guard is pulling out of baltimore and the curfew is being lifted. this comes following the arrest of six police officers allegedly involved in the death of freddie gray. it's expected to take three days for the national guard to move all 4,000 of its troops

the image she painted of dzhokhar vastly different from what we've seen and heard until today. how effective do you think was her testimony? >> reporter: well it was probably very effective in the minds of some of the jurors because it is really the first time jake we got an insight into what the bomber has been thinking over the last couple of months and sister helen prejean took the stand and effectively said they talked about the marathon and talked about the victims and said dzhokhar tsarnaev he lowered his eyes. his voice had pain in it and he said "no one deserves to suffer like they did" and then the sister testified, "i had every reason to think he was genuinely sorry for what he did." it was very interesting, because its ss was the first time we ever heard the word remorse used or we never heard dzhokhar tsarnaev said he was sorry. critically absent from the testimony and i spoke to a survivor after court. that was the first thing he poirchted out. months he's shown no remorse at all. but the jury was riveted, court ras riveted, prosecutors did not want her to testify.

mitigating factors like how much was dzhokhar tsarnaev under the sway of his brother? a lot of difficult questions here. all set, jose, in a community where so many people want to move forward, move on, turn the page. >> ronan, if he is to get the beth penalty, it has to be a unanimous decision by the entire jury. >> that's right. they have to decide unanimously on at least one of those 17 charges that could result until the death penalty that they want death as the result for that charge. >> ronan farrow good to see you, thanks for being with me. we'll continue monitoring the developments out of boston and bring them to you as soon as we get them on "the rundown." also developing now, pennsylvania senator bob casey is calling for action to fully implement a computerized system to prevent tragedies like the train derailment in philadelphia. it's called positive train control, or ptc. it's a sophisticated system of sensors that can help prevent collisions and stop trains from going through red signals if the operator is for example distracted. here's senator casey on "m

was dzhokhar unduly under his influence because his parents didn't offer the guidance? the jurors have to vote on those nit mitigating factors. so we could get a sense of what they themselves felt about not just the outcome of the evidence but the role each of the brothers played. it's the mitigating factors that dzhokhar tsarnaev's team really want the jurors to focus on. that's what could get him life in prison. the jury could either vote unanimously that death is the right sentence unanimously that life in prison is the right sentence or they could find that some of the capital counts well those are deserving of death, and death will trump the other charges, even if they find life. they have a lot to go through, but it looks like they're doing a diligent job getting through it. >> again, to your point, it has to be unanimous. this is just day two. thank you so much. >>> let's go back to philadelphia. our special coverage there of the deadly train derailment. investigators are piecing together possible causes and the mechanics and the speed, the ways this sort of cras

judgment day for dzhokhar tsarnaev, sentenced to death. tsarnaev, never looking at the jury showing no emotion as the verdict was read. and the images many believe sealed his fate. proof they say he felt no remorse. some lobbied for a life sentence and his family vowing to try to save his life. tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev now knows where his path of terror will likely end -- in the execution chamber. >> he's now the youngest person on federal death row. all 12 jurors deciding he must tie for his crimes. liz norden has been in court almost every single day. >> i feel justice for my family. >> reporter: prosecutors argue he was unrepentant. the most damaging evidence this photo, showing him planting the bomb four feet from a row of children. including 8-year-old martin richard, who was killed. and this video, shot just 20 minutes after the blast. tsarnaev shopping for milk. and this video, tsarnaev making an obscene gesture in his cell. proof, prosecutors say, he's not remorseful. the defense tried to paint him a

and, dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother had placed bombs. >>> mexico will play more than $3 million to the rel if i was of criminal suspects that were killed by soldiers. >>> the troops shot the suspects after they surrendered now more. the town is very deep enough in the mexican country side that few had heard of it before the killings. soldiers shot 22 people, and an authority praised their victory over organized crime. >>> acted greatly and managed to rescue throw kidnapped people, and one soldier was injured, and killed the criminals. >>> it became obvious, that the army wayne telling the whole truth. this is the warehouse where it took place and these are the blood spattered bullet holes that candidate something more took place here and, they were at close range and subsequent investigations found that the army lined up, and then executed twelve to 15 people here, after they laid down their weapons and, surrendered. now, the government said it will pay com .sation of over $3 million to be shared by the victim's families. etcetera the biggest payout since they were de ployed. since

they sentenced dzhokhar tsarnaev to death for the april 2013

. >>> the jury in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev could get the penalty phase of the case this afternoon. the defense is now dlibbing the closing argument. it will be -- delivering the closing argument. this morning, the federal prosecutor wrapped up his argument and he told the jury a death sentence won't give dzhokhar tsarnaev what he wants but what he deserves. he was convicted last month of 30 federal counts in the 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. >>> the search and rescue mission continues in nepal. a u.s. helicopter is still missing. it disappeared qil providing aid to -- while providing aid to quake victims. there's no indication it crashed. here's more. >> reporter: the search continues for survivors of yesterday's deadly earthquake in nepal. second powerful quake to hit the country in less than a month. >> translator: in the last earthquake almost all of the houses were damage. >> reporter: north they are searching for a u.s. marine helicopter reported missing on tuesday. there were six u.s. marines and two nepallese soldiers -- nepalese s

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a unanimous decision that dzhokhar tsarnaev be put to death. ken pritchett spoke to the family of an east bay boy injured in that attack and is here with the latest, ken. >> reporter: there is a range of thoughts on this verdict of death, there was satisfaction, ambivalence, some say they can now move on others including the hern family from martinez say there are still more tragic chapters from this story. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev showed no emotional when he learned he would die for the boston marathon bombing that killed four people. >> the defendant was an adult who came in an ideology of hate. and he expressed those beliefs by killing, maiming and mutilating innocent americans on patriot's day. >> reporter: the jury rejected defense claims dzhokhar tsarnaev was under the influence of his older brother, killed as the two fled from justice. outside the courthouse this afternoon, victim's families shared feels on the verdict. >> he wanted to go to hell and he's going to get there early. >> i have to watch my two sons put on a leg on ever

a rare display of emotion from dzhokhar tsarvaev. pete williams has that report. >> reporter: after dzhokhar tsarvaev sat stone faced while dozens of witnesses told of the pain and suffering he caused he showed emotion for the first time wiping away tearing as relatives told stories about him. romney aunt was one of five relatives from russia brought here to talk about his past. they were all housed in a secret location and escorted to and from the courthouse by the fbi. cousins told is jury she was especially close to his oldser brother but when his brother visited a year before he had embrace embraced embraced extreme islam. according to a defense translation he said maybe you're able to hold it down but i haven't been able to. i have a rage of hatred inside of me. >> nasa is talking about a program it created 30 years ago that would have given ordinary people a chance to fly into space. it's in response to a claim of carol spiny who played big bird. he says he was supposed to be on the boomed space shuttle challenger except the su

dzhokhar tsarnaev was condemned to death for his role in the bombings. reaction quickly surfaced outside the courthouse. >> i remember when the bombs went off. i remember the vile, gusting thing this person did. >> reporter: many victims say this is not a day of celebration, but a day of justice. >> right now it feels like we can take a breath and kind of breathe again. >> there's no winner today, but i feel justice for my family. >> reporter: inside, attorneys argue their client was led astray by his dom nearing older brother, tamerlan. >> the evidence did not bear that out. the defendant was an adult who came to believe in an ideology of hate and he expressed those beliefs by killing, maming and mutilating innocent americans on patriot's day. >> reporter: boston's police commissioner said he is satisfied with the sentence, along with the message it sends. boston doesn't tolerate terrorism. >> they are not going to blow up our marathon, our city, and not inflict any type of terror in our country. >> reporter: as for tsarnaev, he stood with his hands fol

the jury could begin deliberation on early as today whether convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev should get the death penalty or spend the rest of his life in jail. tsarnaev's defense team asked the jurors not to consider the impact that 8-year-old martin richards death had on his family when determining the sentence. joining me now, boston globe assistant metro editor mike bello. let's first talk about, obviously, that's a stunning thing for many people to hear as this is about the impact the crime and ultimately the conviction of dzhokhar tsarnaev had had on these survivors. >> you know it's really interesting. it's a very somber-faced jury today that heard from judge o'tool and these instructions lasted more than an hour and talked about the aggravating factors, the aggravating factors being there were 17 of them looking at the maliciousness of the attack the terror bombing, the damage and carnage to innocent young victims. there's also these mitigating factors that was talked about in terms of the defense saying that dzhokhar was remorseful that he was a young lad, that he was under

a death sentence for marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the jury rejecting defense arguments that he was under the control of his older brother. there was real discussion over where the death penalty was warranted or not. tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. yesterday in court, victims and their family members were not the only once that were emotional. right after the verdict was read dzhokhar tsarnaev and his lawyers went to a separate room. his lawyers got emotional. the terrorist never shed a tear. overnight, survivors praising the decision to sentence him to death. >> liz's two sons each lost a leg. >> i don't feel there's any winners today. but a weight off my shoulders. >> reporter: all 12 jurors agreeing with prosecutors that tsarnaev intentionally tried to injure people. he planted his bomb four feet from a row of children. >> i don't consider him a human being. >> reporter: first responder mike ward saved several lives the day of the bombings. >> the least punishment he could have gotten was life in pr

. >>> convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to die by lethal injection for the attack that ill canned four and injured 2 -- killed four and injured 260 others 25 months ago. >> he wanted to go to hell and he's going to get there early. >> reporter: first survivors expressed satisfaction with the jury's death sentence for dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> i'm grateful that they came to that conclusion because for me i think it was the just conclusion. >> reporter: tsarnaev showed little emotion as he was sentenced to die for the april, 2013 bombings and the shootout with police days later. during the trial the defense admitted tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan planted the bombs, but they said it was tamerlan, a radicalized muslim, who coerced his younger brother into committing jihad. federal prosecutors knew they had an uphill battle in massachusetts, a state that has outlawed the death penalty in its own cases. boston's police commissioner. >> we're not going to blow up our marathon or city or inflict terror in our country. that's the strong message we sent today

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dzhokhar tsarnaev showed little emotion when he heard the jury say he should die by lethal injection. they swept aside that he was just a kid falling under spell of tam plan. a crowd gathered outside the courthouse to hear a sentence that brought relief and grim satisfaction to many in the city. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in the satellite center tonight. annie you've been keying on reaction to the death sentence. >> victims families, survivors and many that ran in that marathon that day agree with jurors. but family members of convicted bomber say they will now fight for his life and begin appeal process. >> relief. i was relieved. >> the bombs went off after carroll wilson huntingdon daily resident crossed the finish line in her first boston marathon her family a block away. every year since she returned to run. today's verdict brought her back to that terrifying day. >> when somebody commits a crime they need to be held accountable and pay full price and in this case because so many people were hurt and people died that this was justice. >> three people were kill

, heard every heartbreaking story of loss and suffering, has spoken on the fate of marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev, unanimously voting that he be put to death for his crimes. four people died in the attack and aftermath, over 200 injured. some of those who survived are speaking out about the verdict. nbc's pete williams has been covering this story from the start. he's outside the courthouse now. pete, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the jury deliberated just 15 hours after four weeks of testimony in this penalty phase of the trial, rejecting a plea from defense lawyers to send him to prison for life. [ explosion ] dzhokhar tsarnaev becomes the first person in the u.s. sentenced to death for an act of terrorism in nearly two decades, since timothy mcveigh executed for bombing the oklahoma city federal building in 1995. >> we send a message, a strong message that we're not going to tolerate terrorism. and i think whether you agree with the death penalty or don't, i think the message sent, that they're not going to blow up our marathon, they're not going to blow up our city

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. >>> now to boston where the defense for marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is nearing the end of its push to spare his life. the 21-year-old faces the death penalty after a jury found him guilty in that attack from 2013. all this week long you have this lead defense attorney judy clark, and she's put family member after family member on the stand and acquaintances, looking to paint a softer almost child-like image of this convicted terrorist. one of the very high-profile witnesses the defense wants to put on the stand is this woman's sister. her story was the basis for the oscar-winning film "dead man walking" starring sean penn and susan sarandon. it's about a nun who comforts and eventually empathizes with a death row inmate and his victim's families. >> nobody can take that from you. you are a son of god. >> nobody ever called me a son of god before. >> she's gone on to become an advocate against capital punishment. with me now, anti-death penalty attorney and loyola university law professor bill quigley. professor, welcome. >> thank you. >> i know you are very very tight with her

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. >>> a boston jury says bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev deserves to die for his crimes. he was sentenced to death today. kpix 5's kpix 5's ken bastida joining us with what it took for jurors to reach that decision. >> reporter: the jury deliberated for 14 hours over the past three days. they decided that tsarnaev showed a lack of remorse rejecting the defense argument that he was led to terrorism by his older brother. 12 boston jurors agreed that convicted boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev should pay for his crimes with his life. >> he wanted to go to hell and he is going to get there early. >> reporter: tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 charges against him in connection with the 2013 marathon bombings and aftermath. he was convicted of murdering 8- year-old martin richard, 23- year-old link see lou, 29-year- old krystle cambell and m.i.t. police officer sean collier. the defense never contested his guilt but tried instead to convince jurors that he was a victim of his older brother's radicalization. mount tam died in a shootout with police. >> tack lynn tsarnaev died in

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