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Thanks so much. we have susan candiotti inside the courthouse right now await tag awaiting that verdict. seven days of deliberations. mel, i'll start with you. why did it take so long and is there any clue in that as to what this verdict might be? >> not necessarily, carol. good morning. you know just yesterday i was on with paul callen and we were convinced there would be a hung jury. the fact that there is a verdict is very interesting. there have been many very famous cases that have been out for seven days eight days nine days and so it's anybody's guess at this point whether we're going t...

Murder one conviction. >> ron mott thank you so much. we'll see you again shortly. it was right before her nangz was sentenced that odin lloyd's family read victims' impact statements. here's what they had to say. >> i miss my baby boy so much but i know i'll see him again someday. >> i know the time we had was special. he will always be with me. >> he was the big brother that everybody would love to have. >> hearing there from olivia lloyd, the youngest sister who we heard moments ago talking about the reaction to this verdict. we're going to look at some of the other key moments, with a lo...

Had many saying there's a possibility because of that that he could walk. what do you make then of this fact that the jury came out and he's guilty on all counts in spite of the fact that there was all this circumstantial evidence only circumstantial evidence that they were looking at. >> you know, look. i was one of them. i thought he would be acquitted of murder one only because of the nature of the case. it is circumstantial. while they had a mountain of evidence that put them at the scene, the problem with this case was always the motive. why would a guy with this much going for him, with ...

Watching. the mother odin lloyd's sister talking about the ten miles in each direction that odin lloyd would bike just to get to his job. the mother speaking about forgiveness. how did all of that sit with you, and why is it important to have the victim impact statements when in the state of massachusetts, if you're guilty of murder one, you're going away for the rest of your life? >> you know what what you just said is true. the sentencing is mandatory. but if you look at our constitution it's all about the rights of the defendant, the victim. i know as a crime victim has no rights under the ...

Have to pay for his own defense. he's got nothing but time on his hands. he may as well take the chance go to trial on that case. if he loses, he has plenty of years to appeal that case, as well. >> i heard a lot of prosecutors saga head of this morning's jury announcement that they really wondered whether he was going to be convicted because it was an all-circumstantial case. there wasn't any testimony against him from these other two twice who were there. they didn't really have a lot of physical evidence. how do you see it? >> i think with respect to the murder one, there was a question whe...