>> on august 10th, 11 criminal counts, including eight counts of murder. that figure is based upon the number of federal law enforcement officials killed in the blast. on april 24th, 1997, two years after the bombing mcveigh's trial begins in denver, colorado. the prosecution presents first and lays out a timeline of events that led up to the bombing. by mid 1994 mcveigh and nichols, along with their army friend michael fortier were ready to put their plan into action. mcveigh decided the most effective weapon would be a truck bomb. in september 1994 mcveigh and nichols begin stockpiling ammonium night rate, a fertilizer often used in truck bombs.