boston did just have to rebuild. it had to redefine itself. in the midst of all this children began to disappear roseanne montillo's new book, triple ticks on the paper it's a torrent of boston and the youngster took a called the city is over and it's the sort of headline grabbing sensational true. roseanne montillo nick sims than a storable historical conviction all encrypting christic according to publishers weekly, delving deep into this of boston's circa 19 such, roseanne montillo enters a riveting true crime tale that rivals anything writers in the 21st century and talk. so please join in welcoming her to harvard book store. [applause] >> thank you very much for coming out tonight but i know it's a holiday so you would perhaps would be somewhere else but thank you for coming here today. i think i will talk lived about how again did jesse pomeroy how he actually found me. i was working on my last book, the lady at her monsters, and i was browsing the harvard university library. they have wonderful online collections and i was looking for i

boston globe" got wind of it. they wrote an article about him that was published early in 1872. as soon as that hit people realized that maybe they had something more and even his mother mrs. pomeroy sort of recognized there was something about the description that people were giving that sounded familiar. she learned that maybe this boy that people didn't know too much about she had an inkling that what it was her own son that was doing that. instead of telling the police which he did was take the whole family away from charles town and moved them to south boston. she figured taking him away from the environment that they were things would stop. instead what she did was just take the problem away with her because while the abuse stopped in chelsea it started up again and south boston. over there he almost right away he became isolated. he became lonely. children didn't really want to play with him so he started walking the sands of south boston, the beaches of south boston and there he would come across little ch

of art stolen from a boston museum. the biggest art heist in history. >> this is the creme de la creme of art recovery. >> how did the thieves get inside and get away with 13 priceless pieces? and where are the paintings? >> once they leave, they were never heard from again. >> in his only television interview, hear from the security guard who let the thieves in. was this an inside job. >> i'm the guy that opened up the door. they're obviously going to look at me. >> who else are investigators looking at, and will the artworks ever be recovered? >> whoever has them, just is waiting for the right time. >> it's the $500 million question, who pulled off the greatest art heist in history? i'm randi kaye outside the isabella stewart gardner museum in boston. this is where it all began, the night of march 18th, 1990. there was a house party at the building behind the museum. after midnight, some young men spotted a car with what looked like two boston police officers. they had no idea that these two men weren't really police

>> rob marciano from boston. rob, thank you. >>> now, to the political storm brewing tonight involving hillary clinton. for months now, the guessing game over whether she'll run, how soon she'll announce. tonight, though she is under fire for using only her private e-mail account in that very public role of secretary of state. critics say it was flat-out wrong. tonight, mrs. clinton's team responding as we unearth what the white house has said about e-mail before. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathon karl. >> reporter: hillary clinton on her blackberry -- one of the iconic images of her days as madame secretary. and it turns out she e-mailed a lot -- at least 55,000 pages of e-mails, according to the state department. but what we didn't know then, she used only personal e-mail accounts, bypassing the government e-mail system that would have automatically saved her e-mails, putting them within reach of congress, media requests and historians. we pressed the white house on this today. have you heard of an

martha, thank you. >>> back here at home now, and to boston, and to the trial of accused boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev, last seen there in shackles, that orange jumpsuit, being brought into the federal courtroom weeks ago. tonight, on the eve of the trial, the jury seated, opening arguments tomorrow. and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has an exclusive look at the widow of one of the brothers. and why the fbi is tracking her tonight. will she testify? >> reporter: growing up in rhode island, katherine russell was the daughter of a well-to-do doctor's family, who fell in love converted to islam and changed her name to karima to marry tamerlan tsarnaev, the man who would later be identified as the mastermind of a horrific act of terrorism. tonight, law enforcement authorities say russell herself is under investigation and could face criminal charges in connection with the marathon bombing, over whether she knew but kept quiet about what her late husband tamerlan and his brother dzhokhar were up to, men who prosecutors say were caught on camera, placing the marathon b

, stolen from a boston museum. the biggest art heist in history. >> this is the creme de la creme of art recovery. >> reporter: how did the thieves gets inside? how did they get away with 13 priceless pieces? and a quarter century later, where are the paintings? >> once they leave, they have take never been heard from again. >> reporter: in his only television interview, hear from the security guard who let the thieves in. was this an inside job? >> well, i'm the guy who opened up the door. they're obviously going to be looking at me. >> reporter: who else are they looking at? and will the masterpieces ever be recovered? >> whoever has them is just waiting for the right time. >> reporter: it's the $500 million question. who pulled off the greatest art heist in history? i'm randi kaye outside the isabella stewart gardner museum in boston. this is where it all began, march 18, 1990. st. patrick day's weekend. a house party at the building height rind the museum. some time after midnight a young men left the party and

he's a hero from the boston marathon bombing well known for being there when boston needed him most. boston police officer moi never saw it coming. last night, he and other officers pulled over a car in a high-crime area with his gun still in his holster, moynihan helped the driver out of the car. >> as the driver is getting out of the motor vehicle, you can see his right arm come up pointblank and shoot officer moynihan right below the eye. >> reporter: other officers returned fire. the gunman, identified as angelo west was killed. moynihan, who is 34 was critically injured. the bullet remains lodged behind his right ear. officer moynihan is a highly decorated cop. a former army ranger, he was a first responder to the shootoit in april of 2013 between police and boston marathon bombers tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. he helped save the life of transit police officer richard donohue, who was bleeding heavily from a gunshot to his leg. ( applause ) moynihan was honored for his actions by president obama as one of the country's top cops. boston's police commissioner agrees. >> one of o

a live report from boston straight ahead. >>> what e-mail scandal? hillary clinton hitting the campaign trail last night but ignoring the controversy. this after the white house refuses to say whether or not she broke the law. are they all hoping it goes away?

lord, have mercy on the folks in boston. they deserve 70-degree weather year round for the next year. >> you want to go 90. >> that could be too much for people snowed in the last two months. >> spring is coming in two weeks. may be hard to picture that but it is on the way. >> you are right. it is true. for now our mantra is one day at a time. accu-weather's justin povick is joining us with what to expect today. good morning. >> t.j., reena, thanks. good morning. for the northeast, depending on where you are it is a break or turning wintry and wet again over new england a cold start with a couple of snow flurry and showers. wet weather from boston to philadelphia to new york city to d.c. then here we go again with more sleet, freezing rain and snow back off to the west. in fact, we will see some significant travel impacts over time later on wednesday night. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> time now for t.j.'s favorite daily dose of dog news. >> love it. love my dogs. >> we start in seton hall, new jers

after three terms he went back to be the mayor of boston. he throughout the first pitch in fenway park in 1912. the red sox won the world series that year. it is in the family. the boston red sox. right above grandpa fitzgerald is daniel webster. when of the great senators of all time. he, of course, was an extraordinary orator senator, for marshfield, massachusetts. he was one of the five that was selected by president kennedy in the reception room. our reception room is modeled after what exists in the british system. where people can come, send in a note to the member of congress, and out should come to senator when they send it in. and people do. we all do. in that chamber, in the early 1950's, when john kennedy was first elected to the united states senate, he was asked to head up a group of senators to select the outstanding senators. daniel webster was selected. taft was selected. taft, daniel webster -- in the last year or two another committee was set up to select and take on two other panels. senator wagner was selected for the dem

a couple of inches for boston. back to the south and west upwards of a foot. >>> health headline sk the fda is out with a warning about tesston tost roan boosting drugs used by millions of men. they must -- only treat low testosterone levels -- they can increase the risk of heart attack. $2 billion worth of in the drugs are sold in the u.s. annually. >>> a texas lawmaker filed the state's first bill to legalize all forms of marijuana, medicinal, recreational you name it. they want to strike all penalties saying it should be regulated like tomatoes or coffee it is considered a long shot with opponents citing the effects of pot on children and concerns over driving while stoned. >>> police in new hampshire are warning motor ists they won't hesitate to pull people over during snowy weather not to hand out tickets but rewards. >> most people have gone out of their way to drive safely in the snow and ice so the rest of the month they will hand out gift cards. can this be a little sketchy in if you see the lights. >> onl

rehema ellis is in boston. we are getting details, hearing the defense say that it was him, referring back to dzhokhar tsarnaev in the video, also saying the crimes were senseless and that they would not try to side step his

it is a record in boston that many people do not want broken. the city set a new snowfall record this winter, with 108.6 inches, shattering the previous record 20 years ago. new englanders are not letting their guard down. even though spring starts friday, it has been known to snow in new england well into april. i have a cousin in boston who says, if we have to put up with this, we may as well have the record. eileen: it really makesour 18.3 inches seem very small. no snow in the immediate forecast, we have warm weather. the temperatures right now light wind right now in virginia, 40 degrees. 42 laurel, as well as in d.c. and also the st. thomas aquinas school. the wind is much lighter than earlier today when we had wind gusts of 45 to 50. today was actually a little milder than average, 58 degrees at reagan national 52 frederick, 65 in fredericksburg. a little cooler because of the wind, but change on the horizon. 60 tomorrow and tuesday. look at the high temperatures across the country. records from minneapolis to rapid city, 84 degrees today

there are now more 100 robotics companies scattered around boston. the grand patriarch of this whole scene is irobot. many of these newer, smaller robotics companies were all started by former employees of irobot. rachel: irobot makes the roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner. sam: they do, and that is still their most famous robot, but irobot also makes robots for the military, the police. robots that will go anywhere you do not want to be or cannot be. ♪ >> so much has been done in hollywood around how robots will impact our lives. we set off to figure out what is keeping us from having the robots that we all dreamed of, and it has been an amazing journey. one of the exciting applications for robotics is to allow people to actually physically be somewhere they're not. if i could attend a meeting, if i could diagnose a patient from my office as opposed to having to travel, then the world would be a different place. sam: since you have started in the boston area, there have been many more robotics companies that have taken hold here, some of which act

this could be the snowiest boston has ever seen. we did not pick it up last night, just under 2 inches from the storm over the weekend. but as we go into thursday on the back side of that rainstorm you will see down there, there is a good chance that we could break that record. so of course all us meteorologist types will be hanging around boston to see when we cross over that record. >> dylan, we're feeling bad for you. i know we're saying at least we're not boston but we do feel for you guys. >> reporter: thank you. >>> we can look for ddylan's full report on the "today" show. >> so they have the snow and we have the ice. you really need to take your time just even walking out the door this morning. ice is covering everything from sidewalks to your neighborhood side streets this morning. megan hk grathmcgrath is live in northwest december. >> reporter: and i'm on a sidewalk here on o street and take a look at this this is just a sheet of ice. we have very, very difficult conditions out there in the neighborhoods. and as you can se

for boston but hardly a reason for celebrating. the city has set a new winter snow record. boston racked up 108.6 inches this season and that buries the previous record set in 1995 and 2@@ '96 which was 107.6 inches. this is only the second time boston has seen more than 100 inches of snow in a single season. >>> nice weather brought out scores of people to look at the rising flood waters in ohio and kentucky. but some public areas were off- limits because of the high water. the ohio river crested sunday at more than 57 feet. experts say the river is expected to rise towards 6 feet tomorrow. the red cross is offering shelter to flooded out residents. >>> here's erica with the forecast. we've been waiting for it. >> andrea, yeah, this is the kind of weather that we look forward to all year long. spring-like temperatures returning this afternoon. but of course they're not going to be here forever. i'll talk about a cooldown and the potential for rain as well coming up in the >>> a state of mental health care could pose an obstacle t

with a rain/snow mix to boston. perhaps 2 to 4 inches from new orleans to jacksonville and lesser amounts to tallahassee. look for the flood risk in the ohio river. look at the temperatures for the st. paddy's day parades. back to you. >> i'll take that. >>> isis embracing a new partnership as they look for control on a crucial city. we are live after the break. everyone loves the way dark clothes make them feel... and no one wants that feeling to fade. that's why there's woolite darks. without harsh ingredients, it keeps darks vibrant for over 30 washes. so your love for dark clothes doesn't have to fade. for the love of darks. woolite darks. >> technology gives you security. technology gives you control and now technology gives you home security and control in a new and revolutionary way. introducing plug & protect from livewatch security, an easy to use wireless security system customized just for your home. control from any smartphone, tablet, or computer and monitored by professionals 24/7. go to livewatch.com

we'll be right >> it is official, boston breaks the seasonal snowfall record. last night official measurement, 108.6. 108 inches, that breaks the previous record of 107.9 inches the 1995-96 season. >> this makes it the snowiest season since 1872. the final 2.9 inches came after a record setting monthly snowfall of 64.9 inches in february, and oh, and i imagine they cannot wait for spring to start on friday! >> looking at those pictures, this is just making me cold. >> no kidding. 43:53, we opportunity get our traffic and weather together. >> so tough to see that. my gosh, yes we although we were looking forward to spring. those poor folks. but, you know what? spring is around the corner for everyone, today we actually see nice moderation in thermometer readings not just here but all the way up to boston. you can actually see the storm system that helped that city achieve that record total of snow still making its full retreat here. little left over snow falling at this hour, across atlantic canada, but at least the snow is gone, at least the system is retreatin

peter alexander is covering the trial for us in boston. >> reporter: inside boston's federal courthouse today, bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev's defense lawyer made a stunning admission, it was him. tsarnaev showed no emotion wearing a dark blazer and open collared shirt. he faces 30 charges, many that could carry the death penalty including using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death. misguided acts that were inexcusable, admitted the explosions extinguished three lives. among those victims, 8-year-old martin richards. the prosecutors showed his smiling face and graphically detailed his death as his parents wiped away tears. taking the stand today, rebekha gregory, remembers hearing her son calling mommy, mommy and thinking to herself, god, if this is it, take me, but let me know noah is okay. cindy was badly wounded. i remember feeling i was just going to sleep, felt almost peaceful, she said. i was fading fast. sarah wants to see tsarnaev punished. >> i think it's important that somebody like that isn't ever out in the public again. >> reporter: the jury made up of ten wo

well, for more, we go to boston, massachusetts where we're joined by kade crockford. she is the director of the technology for liberty project at the aclu of massachusetts where she's been following the tsarnaev trial closely. kade crockford, welcome to democracy now! talk about the opening of the trial. very emotional as people talk about their losses. >> really devastating testimony we have heard so far this week in the trial. survivors describing their horrific winds and the immediate impact of the blast, going from standing watching the race on a beautiful spring day to essentially waking up in a pile of carnage finding body parts nearby, looking down at their own bodies and discovering missing limbs. it is been really traumatic. unfortunately, here in boston, in a city where there is done death penalty, we in massachusetts found the death penalty unconstitutional as a state in 1984, we haven't executed anyone since 1947 in massachusetts. are going through with this federal death penalty prosecution, which is highly unusual. even the people of boston who were vict

also the boston marathon bomber goes on trial. dramatic and emotional testimony from survivors and a blunt admission from joe saar tsarnaev. will the victims finally get justice? and this has everybody talking. >> you think being gay is a choice? >> absolutely. radio why do you say that? >> because a lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight, and when they come out, they're gay. >> that was, of course the man a lot of republicans think might run for president. ails at this point. he was -- the beatification of north and south korea. he just sat down to his breakfast, bfs to start eating and a man named kim in his 50s attacked him with a knife on his right cheek and also on his hand. now, the man that was overpowered, he has been detained. he also now, we understand been taken to a clinic himself as he has been injured, but the ambassador was rushed to the hospital before being transferred to a larger hospital. now, as for the motive we heard the suspect as he was being transferred on a gurney where he was being take

boston's mayor even tweeted, no parade. >> i've had enough of winter. too much snow. >> reporter: the first major storm hit boston on january 22nd with 22 inches of snow. by the end of the month the city had just over 34 inches and counting. in february nearly 65 inches fell overwhelming shovels and plows. after yesterday's 2.9 inches boston's snowiest winter since 1872 a record 108.6 inches. boston's logan airport hard hit too with more than 6,300 flights canceled because of snow. with so much snow and no place to put it massive snow farms popped up all over the city. and with roads impassable impassable public transportation at a standstill and sidewalks treacherous this winter business at ronny's sandwich shop was off 25%. >> really put a halt on business in the city. >> reporter: while spring is just a few days away reminders of this record winter will be around for a while. >> you'll probably see those piles continue and last well into may and perhaps even early june. >> reporter: now, tonight the mayor's office tells nbc news the city has spent th

the boston bombing trial. and a dramatic day. police face-to-face with the alleged bomber in that courtroom, describing the horror during their eight-minute gun battle with the brothers. jurors also left court today to see the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was found hiding, riddled with over 100 bullet holes, after police closed in, another gun fight ensuing. later, giving himself up, the light tracking his every move. and abc's tom llamas is in boston again tonight. >> we have report ss that they have explosives here at the scene. there are explosives here at the scene. >> reporter: the suburban streets of watertown, massachusetts, turned into an urban war zone during a showdown with police. in court today, an officer testifying older brother tamerlan tsarnaev fired first, saying the shootout lasted eight minutes. in this photo, shown in court, the brothers are crouched behind an suv they carjacked. police say the tsarnaev brothers were shooting and hurling bombs at several officers. >> there's definitely hand grenades. hand gren

eastern seaboard it's mostly sunny and you get the green light and no weather delays there same for boston and chicago, and atlantic and newark temperatures in the weather conditions outside reflecting we have got calm conditions as you look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there is a lot of moisture this area of low pressure over the mid mississippi valley works its way from a southwest to northeast direction just in time for the start of our weekend future tracker 6 is showing the wide view of the precipitation here, by 7:00 tonight it's mostly cloudy in the city, the rain is off to the south and west, as i advance this make sure you have the wet weather gear with you unfortunately for the start of our weekend on saturday that moisture is sticking around coming up we'll take a closer look at moisture on the way and let you know how much will fall from the sky and if there is any brighter skies on the way? >> thank you. as you head outdoors this week stick with 6abc.com is it weather can you find live storm tracker 6 weather and the forecast and get the latest from our team of meteorolo

his impact was more real to boston. we lived it every day, from head start to meals on wheels, more police on the streets, more students in college, more affordable housing, to clean harbors for it on your way out today a few hundred yards away you'll pass the health center. it has a big impact. in 1966, senator kennedy won its federal funding. he made it a model for legislation that brought high-quality care to all families all across america. he listened to people of this neighborhood. he talked to the doctors who served them, and he shared their stories with his colleagues. he change this neighborhood and the country for the better. senator kennedy was one of the most effective legislators in history, but because he brought federal resources home, but because he brought our homes our neighborhoods, and our voices to washington. our cares for his concerns always great he fought for the children, he fought for the poor, he fought for the worker. and take it for me, a union laborer, american workers never had a better f

and the running of the boston marathon is a wonderful tradition here in boston. and it's a family day. and in his opening statement, the prosecutor painted that picture that families were out enjoying. he also mentioned that tsarnaev was a man who was seen in video placing this backpack with a bomb inside in front next to a row of children. and one of the children killed was 8-year-old martin richard. and he described a horrific scene, explaining in detail this bomb was designed to tear the flesh. he created an image that i suspect was hard for the jurors to hear. >> rehema ellis, on day one of this very important case, thank you very much. and the next round of rough winter weather is rolling across the country. a year's worth of snow could fall in parts of kentucky and tennessee. nbc's dylan dreyer has more from boston where of course they could beat all-time records for snow totals. >> hi andrea. we are here in boston just waiting to cross that line to break the record for all-time snowiest winter ever for the city of boston. the record was set back in 1995 '9

. >>> plus death-defying testimony and video revealed in the boston marathon bombing trial. a caught on tape moment as a woman is thrust through a plate glass window and walks away. >>> president obama faces critics with "mean tweets" on this friday the 13th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. police manhunt heats up in ferguson missouri. cops shoot ss searching for the shooter who opened fire during a protest early thursday morning. no arrests have been made. both officers have been released from the hospital. crowds gathered outside the ferguson police department for a candlelight vigil. community leaders called on the crowd to bring an end did all senseless violence. chris pollone, what's the latest with the manhunt? >> reporter: the streets of ferguson are quiet this morning. the rain that has come in around midnight effectively ended that protest outside of the ferguson police department late last night. police say that they have interviewed some people and gathered some evidence. but at this point, no arrests for the shootings of those two police officer

opening statements begin today in the trial for dzhokhar tsarnaev, the lone surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing. >> it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu makes his case for stopping u.s.-led negotiations with iran over the nuclear program, setting up a new parliament fight on capitol hill. >>> and facebook fugitive. they pass words with a man who is wanted for a violent crime. it's what happens next that may surprise you. captioning funded by cbs next. this is the "cbs rnin >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, march 4th, 2015. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. opening statements in the trial of the accused marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev are expected today. a jury of eight men and ten women was seated following a two-month selection process. the prosecution is expected to present graphic images of the destruction and injury caused by the bombs two years ago. he pleaded not guilty. kris van cleave reports from boston. >> reporter: the 21-year-old faces 20 char

his impact was more real to boston. we lived it every day, from head start to meals on wheels, more police on the streets, more students in college, more affordable housing, to clean harbors for it on your way out today a few hundred yards away you'll pass the health center. it has a big impact. in 1966, senator kennedy won its federal funding. he made it a model for legislation that brought high-quality care to all families all across america. he listened to people of this neighborhood. he talked to the doctors who served them, and he shared their stories with his colleagues. he change this neighborhood and the country for the better. senator kennedy was one of the most effective legislators in history, but because he brought federal resources home, but because he brought our homes our neighborhoods, and our voices to washington. our cares for his concerns always great he fought for the children, he fought for the poor, he fought for the worker. and take it for me, a union laborer, american workers never had a better f

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one woman tells police when she got here she was warned to be aware of a couple at the boston mongolian women. but these two did not see the danger in the woman that approached them about a house cleaning job. the two women tell police they were at boston common mall in arlington on mashlg 8th going store to store inquiring about jobs. according to the search warrant affidavit, another mongolian woman approached them. she told them she owned a house cleaning business and had a home that needed cleaning. a man who worked at the mall drove them to his burke home. there the women say they were offered wine. they say their customs dictate ta they drink it. but both say they both soon blacked out and remember very

and opening statements begin today in the trial for dzhokhar tsarnaev tsarnaev, the suspect in the boston marathon bombing. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu makes his case for stopping u.s. negotiations with iran over the nuclear program setting up a new part lament fight on capitol hill. >>> and facebook fuj till. they pass words with man who is wanted for a violent crime. it may surprise you what happens next. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, march 4th 2015. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. opening statements in the trial of the accused marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev are expected tore. a jurisdiction of eight membership and ten women were seated following a two-month selection process. the prosecution is expected to present graphic images of the destruction and injuries caused bizarre by tsarnaev two years ago. >> the 21-year-old faces 20 charges that killed four and injured more than 260 in april of 2013. prosecutor are seeking the death penalty. they are dzhokhar and his brother tamerlan. tsarnaev's lawyers made multiple attempts to

boston was placed on lock down. they hunt for dzhokhar tsarnaev who was found in a boat in a backyard. there's many unearned questions, among them. why did a man that grew up and studied here as part of the community and country resort to violence. dzhokhar tsarnaev explains his reasons in a note taking responsibility, saying it was retribution for action against innocent muslims in iraq and ag. u.s. attorney general eric holder, a man that opposes capital punishment authorised the death penalty. it will be claimed that novak djokovic was influenced by his brother, that he was dom nearing. it's hoped that it will lead to a life in gaol if convicted, rather than the death penalty. he is the first person to be executed by the government. if the jury finds him guilty it could be many years and appeals before it's carried out. >> former c.i.a. director david petraeus will plead guilty to handling classified information. charged with unauthorised removal and detention of classified material. investigators are looking int

so you can. >>> right now in boston court-martials say a delay in proceedings in the boston marathon trial. following an emotional second week of testimony. jurors had the day off friday after seeing dramatic surveillance video thursday of the carjacking that led police on a wild chase through the city of boston. prosecutors this week are expected to focus on the manhunt for dzhokhar tsarnaev hiding in a boat just hours before being captured. nbc's ron mott joins me now from outside the federal courthouse in boston. ron, good morning. >> reporter: hey jose. good morning. you mentioned, court is delayed, getting under way here this morning. the jurors had friday off. so they had a three-day weekend. when we left off thursday as you mentioned, some harrowing testimony from the gentleman in cambridge who had his mercedes suv carjacked by he said these two tsarnaev brothers and later learned, we saw for the first time video of that man making a run for his life across the street into a gas station, and we saw him then getting that attendant over at that gas station to make the 911 call t

nbc's chris pollone is live in boston with details. i don't think people expected it to be this open. >> reporter: no they really didn't jessica a all right of court watchers knew that that was the hope coming in with 30 charges and a mountain of evidence against dzhokar tsarnaev obviously going to be very difficult to keep him from being convicted, but it is clear after day one that the defense team is less concerned with having him acquitted of all those charges and much more concerned with keeping him from being put to death. it was him, that statement, not from prosecutors but dzhokar tsarnaev's defense attorneys, in the defense's opening statement, judy clarke admitted her client's role in the april 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured more than 250 near the marathon's finish line. many analysts expected the defense to focus efforts on keeping tsarnaev being put to death if the jury were to convict him but not plainly admit his role in the bombings. clark asked jurors to keep a open bind implicating his older brother,

over 100 inches of snow in boston. boston. imagine 100 inches of snow in san francisco. here is the satellite or the radar. satellite. snow, rain, mix. all the ice. all these areas -- kentucky. these are storm reports. there are massive amounts of them. freezing rain. lots of issues with ice on roadways. snow. it has just been a year to remember on the eastern seaboard. talk about records in boston. how old is that city? weather records go way back. boston. believe it or not, think they couldn't -- the weather records from the 1800s, extremely acturate. they were very meticulous in -- accurate. they were very meticulous in how they kept their numbers. that is a big deal. here we are talking -- talking about them, because we are talking more of the same. hayward tomorrow, you peak at 69 degrees at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. hayward starts off at 47 degrees tomorrow morning. the forecast through the next couple days will be for more of mid-70s like we had today. tomorrow warmer than today. mid-70s in san jose. morgan hill. the five-day forecast, as long as -- picture, this is the

boston, you did it. a new snow record. only 2.9 inches is what we did to break the record but that brings the winter seasonal total to 108.6 inches of snow. that's not what we're calling mitt. that's the most snow ever recorded in boston. the last record breaker was in the 95 season. ohio the march melt flooding problems. the ohio river hitting five feet above flood stage. adding to the problem, ice jams. there's a lot of them. when they break free they cause problems and the river to rise quickly. amazing pictures but ice jams can be very dangerous. and as far as boston is concerned. we're only halfway through march. even in april boston averages about 2 to 3 inches of snow. yesterday the story wasn't really boston new england. it was the amazing amount of heat across the country. record highs from southern california. 88 in l.a. 90 burbank and across the central plains yesterday was a record breaker. as far north as fargo, north dakota usually in march you're still on snow mobiles, today is just the same. we're going to

jake ray is live in boston for us. an emotional day. what can we expect to see today. >> reporter: i think more emotional testimony from survivors and also more new images from the attack many too graphic to tell you on television. during a trial that started with the focus not really on guilt or innocence. the trial began with gripping emotional testimony. graphic evidence and a stunning admission from lead defense attorney who announced during her opening statement, quote, he did it acknowledging his roll in the boston marathon bombing calling the blos inexcusable but urging the jury to keep an open mind saying his older brother was the master mind of the attack. he pulled zo car into his passion and plan. >> this is his relationship with his brother. >> they said he believed he was a soldier in a holly war against americans and telling the jury as he planted a homemade bomb he pretended to be a spectator but he has murder in his heart. of the first six witnesses called four were bombing survivors including an amputee who said i thoug

the storm makes for dangerous commutes from dallas to the boston area. plows hit the road in west virginia overnight as snow quickly accumulated on the ground. just yesterday, parts of the state had flooded roads and mudslides after heavy downpours. up to a foot of snow expected today, officials issued a state of emergency. >> i have never seen it like this. >> reporter: there's a similar soggy story playing out in parts of kentucky. >> i hope the snow moves in quicker than they anticipate to slow down the water flow. >> reporter: it could be winter's final punch of the season expected to bring snow and ice in texas. >> try to plan the flattest route with the fewest turns and the fewest areas where you could get in trouble. >> travel in arkansas could be so tricky, police plan to use military hummers to get around. >> gives us the dimension to be able to serve the community and get places where we may not be able to get normally when the conditions like this get bad up there. >> cities like washington, d.c. and philadelphia could get six inches of snow.

a boston cop testified he tried cpr on 29-year-old crystal campbell. jeff baumen entered court on prosthetic legs. 21-year-old dzhokhar pleaded not guilty. but his lawyer conceded in court it was him. still they insist he was under the influence of his domineering older brother, tamerlan. for rebecca gregory, finally getting a chance to confront her accused bomber face to face has allowed her to overcome her fear. you want him to have to see you? >> i really did. i want him to look in the eyes of the people that he hurt that day rsh day. >> reporter: gregory lost her leg. but when the marathon is held next month, she's running. what's that moment going to mean? >> me taking another piece of my life back. >> reporter: but with emotions so raw and dzhokhar tsarnaev admitting his role in the attacks, many are wondering whether this trial will help boston heal or cause more pain. peter alexander, nbc news, boston. >>> coming up next why this afghan woman strapped on some armor and took to the streets all to make a point. >>> iraqi government forces continu

brian ross with us now from boston. i was there in boston as well this morning for that conversation with so many members of the community. they were very honest about how difficult these last 48 hours have been given the beginning of this trial. >> reporter: that's right, david. this is all about seeing justice be done for the victims, however. the courtrooms are packed. there's a special room they can watch on closed circuit tv. for some the emotions are just too powerful and others just can't stand to be in the same room with dzhokhar tsarnaev. david? >> brian ross with us from boston again tonight. brian, thank you. >>> now, to ferguson missouri tonight, and the family of michael brown saying they plan to sue. they will file a civil suit against the city of ferguson and the former police officer, darren wilson who shot and killed their son. this comes 24 hours after the justice department revealed officer wilson will not face criminal charges in brown's death. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and to south korea, that b