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Would have thought. so i think it's always hard to judge how long these kind of things are going to take place. one thing that's clear, the defense in this phase of the trial is not objecting. they have not cross examined any witnesses, and they would be very reluctant to cross examine any victims. so this part is going to go i think a little faster than people thought. >> and in the end, this is all about the death penalty. what we're seeing here is someone who is pleading guilty and having a trial, which is an oddity in itself. and then we'll be in a penalty phase after that. >> yeah. it is ...

Responsibility to the older brother. the defense here the defendant was brainwashed by the older brother and hence maybe is deserving of a life sentence instead of death. you'll see limited activity during the guilt phase of the case and then you'll see a full-fledged effort to make him look like a victim of his brother. >> do you think he would take the stand? >> i was discussing this just a few moments ago and you know something? i think his only hope of avoiding the death penalty is to take the stand and be liked by the jury. i don't know how he comes across. it's hard to put something to d...

You're targeting people. >> ferguson police officers routinely violate the fourth amendment. never before seen videos of the bombings. >> his own defense attorney going as far as saying it was him who took part in the bombing. this is the guilt phase of the trial. the evidence is overwhelming. >> announcer: this is "new day," with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome back to your "new day," alisyn camerota on assignment. john berman joining us and breaking overnight, the u.s. ambassador to south korea, slashed by a man spewing anti-american comments. ...

Snow-induced fog, and really drawn attention once again to this case. >> and dante talk about the surprising admission from the defense saying dzhokhar tsarnaev did it. her exact words. what are they trying to accomplish? >> it's -- it's really surprising in a way, but the thing to know is judy clark, tsarnaev's attorney, didn't have a lot to go on, at least in the guilt phase of this. as people may know a guilt penalty phase, a guilt phase, term the guilt and penalty, where the jury decides if the defendant is put to death. essentially judy clark conceded that first part of the trial and she'...

Marathon simply bled to death and dzhokhar tsarnaev meanwhile had slipped away and was at a whole foods buying milk while paramedics were trying to save the lives of so many people who were injured. then we heard from the defense attorneys. they almost seemed to jump past the guilt phase to the sentencing phase. they also talked about the victims, the lives that were taken, the grief, the loss. but they said that this was the act of two misguided brothers, a senseless act. and the defense attorney saying it was him. the big question, why? why did they do this and who was the ringleader? and th...