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Gunshot wounds, the most gruesome of those one to his face. there are some gruesome details but also very interesting details that we didn't know before. >> reporter: that's right. this is the first time that these court documents from an april 22nd bedside hearing of dzhokhar tsarnaev had been released to the public. they were unsealed by the u.s. attorney's office. i want to go through some of the most pertinent facts. they're talking about the pictures you're seeing of a wounded dzhokhar tsarnaev when he was captured by police there in watertown, massachusetts. but let's go through the deta...

The sense of loss and sorrow that has caused. we don't have any answers but look forward to a thorough investigation and hope to learn more. we ask the media to respect our privacy during this difficult time. the surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is improving in a local hospital. that comes a day after a federal judge found him to be alert, mentally competent, and lucid at a bedside hearing. cnn's brooke baldwin is joining us now from beth israel deaconess medical center here in boston. brooke, what do we know about the suspect's health? >> reporter: wolf, we now know from the...

The hour. accused marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has told authorities his deceased brother was the driving force. >> the 19-year-old could face the death penalty if he is convicted. he was charged on monday. a judge went into the hospital to see him. tsarnaev was mentally competent in his initial bed side hearing. >> monday a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. in boston. people paused to remember the victims. >> president obama also paid tribute observing the moment of silence at the white house. friends, family a total strangers packed a boston university ball room to

Dzhokhar, today he spoke his first words at least as far as we are aware two investigators in a bedside hearing. what was the suspect able to tell investigators. people were saying because of the damage from a gunshot he may not be able to speak and only rely on writing but that doesn't seem to be the case. >> it was clear from today's proceeding he wasn't able to speak. it was clear from the transcript that we saw that he clearly understood everything that was happening around him. this first appearance was a bedside appearance at beth israel. we're told it lasted ten, 15 minutes. it happened...

>> indeed, but i have to say, i don't think most mosques or churches or synagogues are law enforcement agencies. they don't have the same access that they would have. but i think what's important is that the mosque here in boston, the other mosque didn't appeal to his theology so i think the way to address that there was an interesting harvard study that said only 2% of the imams worldwide that call for global jihad had actually degrees from islamic educational institutions that are considered respectable. so i think one of the best ways is through properly trained scholars who can mediate and...