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Backpack that held allegedly one of the bombs. ron mott is in boston. >> reporter: hey, there, ari. powerful day of testimony once again. a lot of evidence going into the record here including video that was taken -- surveillance video the night that m.i.t. officer sean collier was killed. just off the stand was a surveillance video expert who saw the video and you see two figures going up to his car. you cant tell which of the two individuals fired the shots that killed him and then you see the...

Tonight. crouching behind colliers white pickup truck, officer slocum clutches his neck, a reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing balance and collapsing into a chain link fence. mcfarland, knowing every second counts, runs across the street to get to his partner, putting himself directly in the cross hairs of colliers rifle. >> its a chance ive got to take. >> he must holster his gun in...

I pulled up on the curb and got the camera out. moments after all hell broke loose. >> collier is shooting at the officers in the street. rookie officer tim mcfarland in the foreground uses gregs car for cover. >> i see an officers across the street from me. i zoom in on him and i think im going to get him with his gun drawn, and i see he has his hands up to his throat and he has blood coming down his hands. >> its mcfarlands partner officer jared slocumb. hes been shot in the left temple. it ha...

Ems to cross in front of colliers home with the shooter still active. as slocumb moans in pain, one of the residents who helped carry him to safety, david lemke, officers a prayer. >> dear heavenly father, please bless this man. heal him. please god, please. help this man. i ask in your name, jesus, amen. >> mcfarland, too, does his best to reassure his partner. >> weve got people on the way for you, jared. weve got medics on the way. medics are on the way. its going to be okay. its going to be ...

The officers are on the side of the dead end with no outlet. police decide its too risky for ems to cross in front of colliers home with the shooter still active. as slocumb moans in pain, one of the residents who helped carry him to safety, david lemke, offers a prayer. >> dear heavenly father, please bless this man. heal him. please god, please. help this man. i ask in your name, jesus, amen. >> mcfarland, too, does his best to reassure his partner. >> weve got people on the way for you, jared...

>> crouching behind colliers white pickup truck, officer slocum clutches his neck, a relfex reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing balance and collapsing into a chain link fence. mcfarland, knowing every second counts, runs across the street to get to his partner, putting himself directly in the cross hairs of colliers rifle. >> its a chance ive got to take. >> he must holster his gun in ...

Colliers sister said he would have been proud to see todays tribute. >> he believed in honoring police officers for what they do and first responders, that was important to him. >> organizers say the event raised $50,000 to help families of officers killed in the line of duty. to colorado, just call it a burt day celebration. he is having a week-long bash, with cake, special hippo snacks and free admission for anyone named bert. he is the second oldest hip pot must. thats fox watch across amer...

Police decide its too risky for ems to cross in front of colliers home with the shooter still active. as slocumb moans in pain, one of the residents who helped carry him to safety, david lemke, officers a prayer. >> dear heavenly father, please bless this man. heal him. please god, please. help this man. i ask in your name, jesus, amen. >> mcfarland, too, does his best to reassure his partner. >> weve got people on the way for you, jared. weve got medics on the way. medics are on the way. its go...

>> i saw officers had their guns drawn. i pulled up on the curb and got the camera out. moments after all hell broke loose. >> collier is shooting at the officers in the street. rookie officer tim mcfarland in the foreground uses gregs car for cover. >> i see an officer across the street from me. i zoom in on him and i think im going to get him with his gun drawn, and i see he has his hands up to his throat and he has blood coming down his hands. >> its mcfarlands partner officer jared slocumb. ...

Slocum clutches his neck, a reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing balance and collapsing into a chain link fence. mcfarland, knowing every second counts, runs across the street to get to his partner, putting himself directly in the crosshairs of colliers rifle. >> its a chance ive got to take. >> he must holster his gun in order to pick up the officer, leaving himself defenseless. >> he ...