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He was deprived due to his mothers volatility and religious extremism. that dzhokhar facilitated tamerlans radicalization. can you just explain? i have more to go. how do you get that on the jury form? >> its an outline of what the defense -- >> blaming his mom and dad? >> its their case, the defense case against impositions of the death penalty. and thats really all it s it is a summary of all the argument thats have been made and the jury can look at them and when they sit down, they say do th...

>> watching his church burn down. public schools in baltimore are closed down today. the mayor announcing a citywide curfew at 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. the defense calling the witnesses in the penalty phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. his attorneys trying to spare his client the death penalty. the convicted bomber was the product of a dysfunctional family and fell under the spell of his brother tamerlan. we get more from deborah feyerick in boston. >> reporter: christine, dzhokhar tsarnaevs def...

Expect to hear the opening statements from the defense. in a lot of ways tamron this is the start of the defense case. they said all along the facts are not in question. its why he got involved why tamerlan tsarnaev might have influenced and corrupted his younger brother to participate in these bombings. the defense has said all along throughout these proceedings if not for tamerlan there would not have been a boston marathon bombing two years ago, so well see how this all plays out. we expect t...

Statements to law enforcement and a jail house snitch on the horizon. they are unreloyable. but it is a hard defense case. >> forepzecs are key. if all come in and say he was standing up and he was the aggressor, it will make it easier for the defense. >> it is a case well continue to watch. elise wheel, and doug burns thank you. >> another high profile case. robert durst will be arraigned in new orleans. if he is convicted. casy ste gal is in the courthouse in new orleans. >> reporter: it is a ...

At the end of the days. they did a little surprise and said, okay, he was there. >> you called it a hail mary. >> it is sort of a hail mary. thats maybe a little dramatic. >> you are dramatic. >> in the sense that when you argue mere presence and mere knowledge to a jury, i think defense attorneys would agree that means the rest of the case hasnt gone that well. >> mel, do you think the prosecution feels that way? do you think they feel the defense case hasnt gone that well? what are their stren...

Closing arguments and depending on how long those go they can take the balance of the day. will you hear the judge give the charges the instructions. then the jury can get the case first thing today or tomorrow morning, mikaela i think we will have a verdict in a day or two. >> speedy and rapid, absolutely. we know the defense attorney well versed in this strategy. she actually said in those opening statements it was him, not refuting the fact that her client was there. what was her end game? wh...

The columbia journalism review just released the much anticipated examination of a discredited rolling stone article that detailed an alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. the review called the story a, quote journalistic failure. lawyers for aaron hernandez started their -- will start their defense case tomorrow. he is on trial for murdering a friend in 2013. now back to "caught on camera." on the new york city subway, you never know whats going to happen next. >> its a nice tube...

Testimony. ron mott joins us from the federal courthouse in boston. good morning. >> reporter: hey jose. you mention the first full day of the defense case. they are going through computer forensic evidence, the defense making the case that tamerlan tsarnaev, all the forensic stuff off computers, cell phones and things of that nature was the one who downloaded a lot of the stuff. thats the case theyre making. made it clear from day one that dzhokhar tsarnaev was in influenced by his older brothe...

Disappearance and two separate murders, one murder we know he committed. it was just declared self-defense even though he chopped up the body afterward. i think someone might have said this in the film hes either the unluckiest guy in the world, or theres -- its not a coincidence. >> no. i think hes the luckiest guy in the world. basically up until two days ago, if you look at the galveston case -- >> where he dismembered somebody. >> thats correct. they found the majority of the body parts, but...

The defense conceded to the facts of the case. they said yes, in fact dzhokhar was involved in this string of heinous crimes but the defense case really now rests on who is dzhokhar tsarnaev. they are trying to say he is the pawn of the older brother, who is the evil mastermind. they are trying to build sympathy for dzhokhar when the jury has to decide whether or not there is a death penalty applied in this case. dzhokhar tsarnaev didnt do anything you wouldnt have expected today perhaps. he was...