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Developing now in boston, a showdown between the prosecution and defense at the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing. the defense is expected to wrap up its case today and wants to call a high-profile death penalty opponent to the stand. sister helen prejean, her book was adapted into the movie "dead man walking" and won an oscar for susan sarandon for her portrayal of sister prejean. the prosecution is trying to limit or block her testimony. let's get the very latest from the federal courthouse in boston. nbc's ron mott is in boston. ron, good morning. >> reporter: hey jose good morni...

Northeast part of the country and gotten help from the military in nigeria and chad but have not been able to eradicate the group. they have had success of capturing some members but they have not been able to recover the school girls and boko haram have carried out deadly attacks in the capital. but one quick point, libya, that is an important point to keep an eye on. if there is a link through boko haram, it could be through libya as we've seen in the past. >> ayman mohyeldin, good to see you. thank you. in massachusetts, the trial resumed in the case of dzokhar tsarnaev. testifying today ...

House select committee is reviewing the 2012 attack that killed an an ambassador and three other americans. what lessons have been learned and applied to protect u.s. facilities and americans abroad. cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott joins us from washington with more. >> good morning, carol. this house select panel is the second hearing they've discussed how to protect u.s. facilities abroad. there's been so much done about the attacks themselves and the aftermath and how the administration handled it but one of the things this house panel will be focused on is how to protect u.s....

He says the cia's brutal tactics have stained this nation's honor. >> i believe the american people have a right, indeed responsibility to know what was done in their name. because we gave up much in the expectation that torture would make us safer, too much. obviously we need intelligence to defeat our enemies but we need reliable intelligence. torture producing more misleading information than actionable intelligence. >> let's talk more with national security analyst and former cia operative bob baer. welcome. >> thank you, carol. >> is senator mccain right? >> he's absolutely right. torture...

Past him. >> athena jones, appreciate the reporting, thank you. believe it or not, it's been four weeks to the day. i imagine the white house seems longer since obama care and the website was launched and then promptly crashed. next hour, that debacle faces blistering criticism on capitol hill. that as a federal administrator has to explain her agency's failures in creating that website. testifying today. and of course today's hearing an sets the stage for her boss, health and human services secretary kathleen seb beaelius faces a grilling from lawmakers tomorrow. there is a new shocker now ...