at the time saying, look, this is a death penalty case. in addition, i think it s probably too soon. i know the federal government filed charges but i feel that it s most appropriate for south carolina to prosecute this case. i think they can seek the death penl. i think they will get the death penalty. guilt or innocence is a foregone conclusion and i do think a jury probably would vote to send him to the death chamber. all right. we ll stay on top of it. thanks so much. thank you. top of the hour. thanks for roping with me. we have breaking political news at this moment. donald trump declared the pledge not to run as an independent if he does not win the gop presidential nomination. he made the announcement after a brief one on one meeting with the chairman of the republican national committee. the rnc has been absolutely
tv. many here today as they come and pay their respects are trying to make sense of this senseless tragedy. luke? tough thing to do. adam, thanks so much for your report. we appreciate it. the man charged with shooting a ten-year veteran of the harris county sheriff s office in texas is held on capital murder charges after appearing in court today. the d.a. says 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times in the head. and back. nbc s jamie novogrod on the ground in houston. what happens next in this case? reporter: well, luke, legal experts here in texas say a grand jury will be convened. this is a capital case meaning the suspect shannon miles faces the death penl. miles arrested saturday. he is accused of gunning down a sheriff s deputy on friday night at an area gas station. today in court, we heard gruesome details. the d.a. said when deputies arrived, they found 15 shell
these do. the jurors decide on their behalf and an inkling of how they might decide. once again, here s jason carroll. reporter: the life or death phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev rests solely with 12 jurors. what do they think about the death penalty? take the juror identified as 138, a white man who works for the water department said during questioning, death can sometimes seem like an easy way out. it can go both ways, i guess. and then there s juror 395, an executive assistant for a law firm who says i always thought i was against it, but once you think about it, things change. meg pennrose is a constitutional professor who tried death penl cases, and she has also run this the boston marathon, and she says that some crimes are so heinous, that it can change a juror s view on the death penalty. some of these jurors seem to have a slightly different or more open view towards saying they might not be in favor of
the people here is that justice is served and however the verdict comes out, justice will be served a ndnd i think that we can now look forward to the marathon as something to sell celebrate the city of boston rather than something that brings sadness to everybody here. mel n the short time in the short time we have left he talks about closure, and the sadness, do you believe that there is a particular verdict to help more the death penalty or anything like that? you know i don t and the reser research shows that the death penalty doesn t provide victims the sense of closure that they are seek, because it does not bring your families back. and here s the bottom line, whether he gets the death penl penalty or sentenced to life without the possibility of parole he is dying the this h prison, and it is a matter of life whether we are going to kill him or he is going to be rotting away in some cell and
back then. and sir, it is indeed an hon thor the meet you. you are awesome. and thank you, joe montana, a living legend. and now a punter who made his name on a super bowl winning team stopped by to give me some kicking lessons coming up in 25 minutes. we will send it back down to poppy in the studio. well, i was down there when you were taping with joe montana yesterday, don. and very cool to meet him, and to have it on. i am looking forward to commercials in the super bowl, absolutely. straight ahead here in the newsroom on a more serious note, he ll now face a possible death penl ti when he stands trial for the boston marathon bombing. we will take a look at the life of joe dzhokar tsarnaev.